| Measure Title: | RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS. |
| Report Title: | Professional Counselor Licensure; Established ($) |
| Description: | Establishes a professional counselor's licensing program effective 7/1/05. Exempts government employees. Allows licensing of counselors with current national certification who pass exam and pay fees within year of program start. Assesses periodic surcharge against licensees to fund program start-up costs. Appropriates $43,000. Authorizes hiring of staff. (HB1412 CD1 |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | LUKE, TAKAI, ARAKAKI, KARAMATSU, SONSON, Hamakawa, Hiraki, Kawakami, Saiki, Nishimoto, Schatz, Kanoho, Ito, Chang, Hale |
| Current Referral: | CPH, WAM |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/23/2003 | H | Introduced |
| 1/24/2003 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 1/27/2003 | H | Referred to HLT, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 4. |
| 1/28/2003 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Thursday, 01-30-03 at 8:30 am in House conference room 329. |
| 1/30/2003 | H | The committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Arakaki, Nishimoto, Takumi, Ching, Finnegan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hale, Stonebraker; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kahikina, Shimabukuro, Takai. |
| 2/4/2003 | H | Reported from the committee on HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 47) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on CPC. |
| 2/4/2003 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting no and Representative(s) Hiraki, Sonson excused. |
| 2/7/2003 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Monday, 02-10-03 at 1:30 pm in House conference room 325. |
| 2/10/2003 | H | The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Hiraki, Caldwell, Lee, B. Oshiro, Sonson, Souki, Finnegan, Marumoto, Stonebraker, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Herkes, Chang, Ito, Kanoho, M. Oshiro. |
| 2/14/2003 | H | Reported from the committee on CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 475) as amended in (HD 2), recommending referral to the committee on FIN. |
| 2/14/2003 | H | Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in (HD 2) with none voting no and Abinsay, Thielen excused. |
| 2/19/2003 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-03 at 12:30 pm in House conference room 308. |
| 2/21/2003 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| 2/22/2003 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-25-03 at 5:30 pm in conference room 308. |
| 2/25/2003 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Kaho`ohalahala, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mindo, Nakasone, Nishimoto, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Waters, Bukoski; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Jernigan, Meyer, Moses; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 2/28/2003 | H | Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 815), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/4/2003 | H | Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Bukoski, Fox voting no and Representative(s) Arakaki excused. |
| 3/4/2003 | H | Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/6/2003 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 181). |
| 3/6/2003 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/6/2003 | S | Deferred until 03-07-03. |
| 3/7/2003 | S | Referred to CPH, WAM. |
| 3/13/2003 | S | Bill scheduled to be heard by CPH on 03-19-03 at 9:00 am in conference room 016. |
| 3/19/2003 | S | The committee on CPH deferred the measure until 03-21-03 at 9:00 am in conference room 016. |
| 3/21/2003 | S | The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Menor, Baker, Espero, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Whalen; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ige, Sakamoto. |
| 3/21/2003 | S | Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1201) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 3/24/2003 | S | Bill scheduled to be heard by WAM on 03-27-03 at 9:00 am in conference room 211. |
| 3/27/2003 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Kokubun, Aduja, English, Espero, Hooser, Kawamoto, Kim, Sakamoto, Tsutsui; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 3 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom, Trimble; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Kanno. |
| 4/4/2003 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1323) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| 4/4/2003 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-03. |
| 4/8/2003 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 19; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Hogue, Slom, Trimble). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Sakamoto, Whalen). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/8/2003 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 621) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 4/10/2003 | H | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| 4/11/2003 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 509). |
| 4/13/2003 | H | House conferees appointed: Arakaki, Hiraki, Karamatsu Co-Chairs; Stonebraker. |
| 4/15/2003 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 566). |
| 4/17/2003 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Menor, Chair; Taniguchi, Co-Chair(s); Baker, Espero, Kokubun, Whalen. |
| 4/17/2003 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 747). |
| 4/17/2003 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-03 at 10:00 am in conference room 229. |
| 4/21/2003 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Arakaki, Hiraki, Karamatsu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Stonebraker. |
| 4/21/2003 | S | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Menor, Taniguchi, Baker, Espero, Kokubun; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Whalen. |
| 4/25/2003 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 134) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/25/2003 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-29-03. |
| 4/25/2003 | S | Reported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 134). |
| 4/25/2003 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-29-03. |
| 4/29/2003 | H | Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in (CD 1) with none voting no and Representative(s) Abinsay, Karamatsu, Luke, Nakasone excused. |
| 4/29/2003 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 22 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 1 No(es): Senator(s) Trimble. 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Whalen. |
| 4/30/2003 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 815). |
| 8/21/2003 | D | Carried over to 2004 Regular Session |
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