SB 2808 HD 2

RELATING TO THE CONSUMER ADVOCATE

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Companion Bill: HB 2467

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: ATTORNEYS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, Dept. of commerce and consumer affairs, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, SALARIES AND WAGES

Report Title: Consumer Advocacy

Description: its own legal counsel. Repeals authority of the Hawaiian home lands trust individual claims review panel to hire and retain legal counsel. Appropriates funds to hire staff attorneys. (SB2808 HD1)

 1-25-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        S Referred to 1. CPN 2. WAM                                
 2-11-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by CPN on 02-15-00 at
                  8:30 a.m. in conference room 016.
 2-15-00        S The committee on CPN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-15-00        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Hanabusa, Inouye, Matsuura; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Ihara,        
                  Slom
 2-18-00        S Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2207) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to WAM
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 2-28-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by WAM on
                  03-01-00 at 6:00 p.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 2-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3- 2-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun Oakland, M.
                  Ige, Iwase, Kawamoto, Nakata, Tam, Taniguchi; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Chun, D. Ige,        
                  Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2537) 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. 263)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. CPC 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 29
 3-13-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03/
                  15/00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-15-00        H The committee on CPC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-15-00        H The votes in CPC were as follows:10 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Menor, Lee, Chang, Herkes, Morita, Takumi, Halford,         
                  Rath, Thielen, Whalen; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 5 Excused:
                  Rep.(s) Cachola, Garcia, Hiraki, Kaho`ohalahala,
                  Yoshinaga
 3-23-00        H Reported from the committee on CPC (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 983-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on FIN
 3-23-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN
 3-23-00        H The vote was as follows:  46 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Ahu Isa, Okamura,
                  Souki, Takamine, Yoshinaga excused
 3-28-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03
                  /30/00 at 4:30 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 3-30-00        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-30-00        H The votes in FIN were as follows:15 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Ahu Isa, Catalani, Goodenow,
                  Kahikina, Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Schatz, Suzuki,
                  Yamane, Fox, Meyer, Moses; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 2 Excused:
                  Rep.(s) Espero, Marumoto
 4- 7-00        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1382-00) as amended in (HD 2), recommending
                  passage on Third Reading
 4- 7-00        H Forty-eight (48) hours notice 04-11-00                   
 4-11-00        H Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2)                
 4-11-00        H The vote was as follows:  49 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Okamura, Santiago
                  excused
 4-11-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-13-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 549)                  
 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: Kanno, Taniguchi,
                  Hanabusa, (Co-)Chair; Slom
 4-17-00        H House conferees appointed: Menor, Yamane
                  (Co-)Chairman; Cachola, Lee, Whalen
 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)
 4-19-00        H Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on
                  Thursday, 04-20-00 at 4:00 P.M. in   conference room        
                  016.
 4-19-00        S Conference committee meeting scheduled on 04-24-00
                  at 2:00 p.m. in conference room 016.
 4-20-00        S The Senate Conference Managers recommend that the
                  Senate agree to the House amendments.
 4-20-00        S The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as         
                  follows: 3 Ayes: Senator(s) Kanno, Taniguchi,
                  Hanabusa; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none         
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Slom.
 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, 24.  Noes, none (). 
                  Excused, 1 (M. Ige).
 5- 3-00        S Enrolled to Governor                                     
 5- 3-00        H Received notice of reconsideration and Final Reading        
                  (Sen. Com. No. 726)
 6-22-00        S Act 272, 06-20-00, (Gov. Msg. No. 366)                   
 6-22-00        H Act 272, on 06-20-00 (Gov. Msg. No. 244)