CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.148
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 1144
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1144, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Raise the minimum wage from its existing $5.25 per hour, to $5.50 per hour beginning July 1, 2002, and to $6.00 per hour beginning July 1, 2003; and
(2) Change the tip credit from 20 cents below the minimum wage to eight percent below the minimum wage.
Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended the measure by:
(1) Raising the minimum wage to $5.75 per hour beginning January 1, 2002, and to $6.25 per hour beginning January 1, 2003; and
(2) Deleting the proposal to establish the tip credit at eight percent below the minimum wage and inserting a tip credit of 25 cents below the minimum wage; and
(3) Changing the effective date of the measure from July 1, 2001, to January 1, 2002.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1144, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1144, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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_____________________________ TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BOB NAKATA, Chair |
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair |
____________________________ COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair |
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