SB 2311 SD 1 HD 1

RELATING TO MANDATORY USE OF SEATBELTS

By Senator(s) KAWAMOTO; Buen, Bunda, Taniguchi

Keywords: MINORS, MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT, SAFETY BELTS, TRAFFIC SAFETY

Report Title: Seat Belts Use

Description: Increases fine from $20 to $45 for each violation of mandatory seat belt use; requires backseat passengers between the ages of four and seventeen to use seat belts. (SB2311 HD1)

 1-21-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        S Referred to 1. TIA 2. JDC                                
 1-28-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by TIA on 02-01-00 at
                  1:00 p.m. in conference room 212
 2- 1-00        S The committee on TIA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2- 1-00        S The votes in TIA were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kawamoto, Bunda, Buen, Taniguchi; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Slom; none Noes: Senator(s)        
                  ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) D. Ige, Inouye, Iwase
 2-18-00        S Reported from TIA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2324) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
 3- 3-00        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3- 3-00        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto;         
                  Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) Tanaka; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2666) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 3- 3-00        S 24 hours notice 03-07-00                                 
 3- 7-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25. 
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 127)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. TRN 2. JHA ,
                  referral sheet 29
 3-10-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Wednesday, 03/
                  15/00 at 8:30 A.M. in House conference room 309.
 3-15-00        H The committee on TRN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-15-00        H The votes in TRN were as follows:5 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Hiraki, Goodenow, Nakasone, Saiki, Takai; Ayes with         
                  reservations: Rep.(s) Fox, Moses; none Noes: Rep.(s)        
                  ; and 3 Excused: Rep.(s) Catalani, Okamura,
                  Yoshinaga
 3-21-00        H Reported from the committee on TRN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 921-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on JHA
 3-21-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on JHA
 3-21-00        H The vote was as follows:  44 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Cachola, Catalani,
                  Chang, Goodenow, Herkes, Morita, Okamura excused
 4- 3-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday,
                  04-04-00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 4- 4-00        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 4- 4-00        H The votes in JHA were as follows:11 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Hamakawa, Saiki, Cachola, Chang, Garcia,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Lee, Morita, Takumi, Pendleton,
                  Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Auwae; 1
                  Noes: Rep.(s) Whalen; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Hiraki,        
                  Yoshinaga
 4- 7-00        H Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1357-00), recommending passage on Third Reading
 4-11-00        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1)                
 4-11-00        H The vote was as follows:  48 aye(s) to 2 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Rath, Whalen voting no and
                  Representative(s) Okamura excused
 4-11-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-13-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 504)                  
 4-13-00        S Senate disagrees with House amendments.                  
 4-13-00        H Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 660)      
 4-17-00        S Senate Conferees appointed: Kawamoto, Matsunaga,
                  (Co-)Chair; Bunda, Buen, Anderson
 4-17-00        H House conferees appointed: Hiraki, Hamakawa
                  (Co-)Chairman; Goodenow, Saiki, Auwae
 4-17-00        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 674).
 4-17-00        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  663)
 4-24-00        H Conference Committee will have decision making on
                  Tuesday, 04-25-00 at 10:30 A.M. in conference room
                  212.
 4-25-00        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Wednesday, 04-26-00 at 10:30 A.M. in conference room        
                  212.
 4-26-00        H Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on
                  Thursday, 04-27-00 at 10:30 A.M. in conference room         
                  212.
 4-27-00        S Reconsideration of action taken on 04-13-00; agree
                  to House amendments
 4-27-00        S Deferred until 05-02-00                                  
 5- 2-00        S Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 19.  Noes, 6 (Chumbley,         
                  Fukunaga, D. Ige, Levin, Matsunaga, Slom).  Excused,        
                  none ().
 5- 3-00        S Enrolled to Governor                                     
 5- 3-00        H Received notice of reconsideration and Final Reading        
                  (Sen. Com. No. 726)
 7- 5-00        S Act 294, 07-03-00, (Gov. Msg. No. 374)                   
 7- 5-00        H Act 294, on 07-03-00 (Gov. Msg. No. 253)