SB 2941

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VII, SECTION 3, OF THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A TAX REVIEW COMMISSION EVERY TEN YEARS. (ConAm)

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Companion Bill: HB 2600

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, TAXATION

Report Title: Const. Amend.; Tax Review Comm

Description: Changes the appointment of a Hawaii tax review commision from every five years to every ten years starting in 2005.

 1-25-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-27-00        S Referred to 1. WAM 2. JDC                                
 2- 3-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by WAM on 02-08-00 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 211.
 2- 8-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-11-00 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 211.
 2-11-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-11-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun, Chun Oakland, D. Ige,
                  Kawamoto, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ;         
                  1 Noes: Senator(s) M. Ige; and 4 Excused: Senator(s)        
                  Iwase, Nakata, Taniguchi, Anderson
 2-17-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2191) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to JDC
 2-17-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to JDC.
 2-23-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 03-01-00 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 3- 1-00        S The measure is deferred until 03-03-00 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 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,         
                  Tanaka; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2642) 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. 314)                 
 3- 9-00        S Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment
                  (03-09-00) transmitted to Governor pursuant to
                  Article XVII, Section 3.
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. JHA 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 29
 3-13-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday,
                  03-14-00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-14-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 03/16/00.
 3-16-00        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-16-00        H The votes in JHA were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Hamakawa, Saiki, Cachola, Chang, Garcia, Lee,
                  Morita, Takumi, Auwae; Ayes with reservations:
                  Rep.(s) Pendleton, Thielen; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and        
                  4 Excused: Rep.(s) Hiraki, Kaho`ohalahala,
                  Yoshinaga, Whalen
 3-21-00        H Bill scheduled for Reconsideration of previous
                  decision by JHA on Tuesday, 03-21-00 at 2:15 P.M. in        
                  House conference room 325.
 3-21-00        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3-21-00        H The votes in JHA were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Hamakawa, Saiki, Chang, Garcia, Kaho`ohalahala, Lee,        
                  Morita; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) Whalen; 2
                  Noes: Rep.(s) Auwae, Thielen; and 5 Excused: Rep.(s)        
                  Cachola, Hiraki, Takumi, Yoshinaga, Pendleton
 3-23-00        H Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 961-00), recommending passage on Second Reading         
                  and referral to the committee on FIN
 3-23-00        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on FIN
 3-23-00        H The vote was as follows:  34 aye(s) to 12 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Auwae, Fox, Halford, Leong,
                  Marumoto, McDermott, Meyer, Moses, Pendleton, Rath,         
                  Thielen, Whalen voting no and Representative(s) Ahu         
                  Isa, Okamura, Souki, Takamine, Yoshinaga excused
 3-31-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday,
                  04-03-00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 4- 3-00        H The committee on FIN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 4- 3-00        H The votes in FIN were as follows:12 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Takamine, Kawakami, Catalani, Espero, Goodenow,
                  Kahikina, Kanoho, Luke, Nakasone, Schatz, Suzuki,
                  Yamane; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; 3 Noes:
                  Rep.(s) Fox, Marumoto, Moses; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s)        
                  Ahu Isa, Meyer
 4- 7-00        H Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1459-00), recommending passage on Third Reading
 4-11-00        H Passed Third Reading                                     
 4-11-00        H The vote was as follows:  35 aye(s) to 13 no(es),
                  with Representative(s) Auwae, Fox, Halford, Leong,
                  Marumoto, McDermott, Meyer, Moses, Pendleton, Rath,         
                  Schatz, Thielen, Whalen voting no and
                  Representative(s) Okamura, Santiago, Yoshinaga
                  excused
 4-11-00        H Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment
                  transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII,
                  Section 3
 4-11-00        H Transmitted to Senate                                    
 4-13-00        S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 472)                  
 4-13-00        S Enrolled to Governor                                     
 4-25-00        S Received notice from the Governor (Gov. Msg. No.
                  318) that notice proposing a constitutional
                  amendment was filed with the Office of the
                  Lieutenant Governor.