Hawaii State Legislature
2004 Legislative Session

SB299 SD1 HD1

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Measure Title: RELATING TO STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Report Title: Financial Disclosure by Public Officers and Employees; Disclosure for Gifts; Publication of the Commission's Unsubstantiated Findings.
Description: Exempts state officials from multiple ethics disclosure filing requirements during an election year if the official's financial position has not changed since the date of the previous filing; makes a confidential disclosure statement of a person who becomes a candidate a public record; lowers the value of a gift that must be reported by a legislator or public employee from $200 to $100; prohibits a public employee from taking official action directly affecting a family member; prohibits state board or commission members from doing business with their board; makes disclosures filed by additional state board members, including the Board of Regents, public records; amends the requirements for the commission to publish notice of its findings when a charge is unsubstantiated; modifies definition of financial interest. (SB299 HD1)
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): ESPERO, Kawamoto, Chun Oakland, Aduja, Menor, Inouye, Hanabusa
Current Referral:JUD

Date Status Text
1/16/2003SIntroduced and passed First Reading.
1/22/2003SReferred to TMG.
2/19/2003SBill scheduled to be heard by TMG on 02-24-03 at 2:45 pm in conference room 229.
2/24/2003SThe committee(s) on TMG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TMG were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kawamoto, Espero, Aduja, Baker, Menor, Whalen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanno.
2/28/2003SReported from TMG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 651) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2/28/2003S48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-03.
3/4/2003SPassed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
3/4/2003HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 43) in amended form (SD 1).
3/6/2003HPass First Reading.
3/10/2003HReferred to JUD, referral sheet 23.
3/11/2003HBill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-13-03 at 2:00 pm in House conference room 325.
3/13/2003HThe committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Hamakawa, B. Oshiro, Caldwell, Chang, Lee, Sonson, Souki, Finnegan, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Herkes, Ito, Kanoho, M. Oshiro, Pendleton, Thielen.
4/4/2003HReported from the committee on JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1413) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
4/4/2003HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1); placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting no and Representative(s) Blundell, Mindo, Pendleton, Takumi excused.
4/8/2003HPassed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1) with none voting no and Representative(s) Arakaki excused.
4/8/2003HTransmitted to Senate.
4/10/2003SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 414).
4/10/2003SSenate disagrees with House amendments.
4/10/2003HReceived notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 637).
4/14/2003SSenate Conferees appointed: Kawamoto, Chair; Aduja, Kanno, Whalen.
4/14/2003HReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 724).
4/13/2003HHouse conferees appointed: Hamakawa Chair; Caldwell, B. Oshiro, Finnegan.
4/15/2003SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 565).
4/17/2003SBill scheduled for conference committee meeting on 04-21-03 at 9:30 am in conference room 224.
4/21/2003SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-22-03 at 9:30 am in conference room 224.
4/22/2003SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-03 at 11:30 am in conference room 224.
4/23/2003SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-03 at 11:30 am in conference room 224.
4/24/2003SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-03 at 2:30 pm in conference room 325.
4/24/2003SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-03 at 2:30 pm in conference room 325.
8/21/2003DCarried over to 2004 Regular Session.

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ConAm = Constitutional Amendment