SB 2666 SD 1 HD 1

RELATING TO ELECTIONS

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Companion Bill: HB 2631

Subjects: Office of Elections

Keywords: CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES, CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, ELECTIONS, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

Report Title: Public Financing Pilot Program

Description: Establishes a pilot program for the city and county of Honolulu council elections of 2002 providing for public funding for candidates who voluntarily abide by specified contribution and expenditure limits. (SB2666 HD1)

 1-25-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-26-00        S Referred to JDC                                          
 2-17-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 02-23-00 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 2-23-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-25-00 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2-25-00        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-25-00        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto,         
                  Tanaka; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 3- 2-00        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2467) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as
                  amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for
                  Third Reading
 3- 2-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended
                  (SD 1)
 3- 2-00        S 48 hours notice                                          
 3- 7-00        S Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25.          
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 227)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-10-00        H Referred to the committee on JHA, referral sheet 30      
 3-29-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday,
                  03-31-00 at 3:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-31-00        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-31-00        H The votes in JHA were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Hamakawa, Saiki, Cachola, Hiraki, Lee, Takumi,
                  Auwae, Thielen, Whalen; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 6 Excused:
                  Rep.(s) Chang, Garcia, Kaho`ohalahala, Morita,
                  Yoshinaga, Pendleton
 4- 6-00        H Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1298-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and placement on the
                  calendar for Third Reading
 4- 6-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1); placed
                  on the calendar for Third Reading  with
                  Representative(s) None voting no and
                  Representative(s)  Arakaki, Herkes, Menor, Meyer,
                  Morihara, Okamura, Souki, Yoshinaga excused
 4-11-00        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1)                
 4-11-00        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Cachola, Kahikina,
                  Okamura, Stegmaier excused
 4-11-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-13-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 594)                  
 4-13-00        S Senate disagrees with House amendments.                  
 4-13-00        H Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 660)      
 4-17-00        H House conferees appointed:  Hamakawa Chairman;
                  Saiki, Auwae
 4-17-00        S Received notice of appointment of House conferees
                  (Hse. Com. No. 674).
 4-17-00        S Senate Conferees appointed: Chumbley, Matsunaga,
                  Kawamoto, (Co-)Chair; Ihara, Anderson
 4-17-00        H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No.
                  665)