| Measure Title: | RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGES. |
| Report Title: | Minimum Wages; Unemployment Law |
| Description: | Raises the minimum wage to $7 effective 1/1/06 and $8 on 1/1/08. Increases the hourly wage tip allowance from 25 cents to 75 cents effective 1/1/06. Provides temporary tax relief to employers by lowering the maximum taxable wage base for calendar years 2005 through 2007. (SD1) |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | SB1561 |
| Introducer(s): | TAKUMI, M. OSHIRO, SCHATZ, Kanoho, Wakai |
| Current Referral: | LBR, WAM |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/26/2005 | H | Pending introduction. |
| 1/27/2005 | H | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 1/31/2005 | H | Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 7 |
| 2/4/2005 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-08-05 at 9:30 am in House conference room 309. |
| 2/8/2005 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 02/11/2005. |
| 2/11/2005 | H | The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Caldwell, Nakasone, Chong, Ito, M. Oshiro; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Shimabukuro, Souki, Fox, Meyer. |
| 2/17/2005 | H | Reported from the committee on LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 562) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN. |
| 2/18/2005 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no and Representative(s) Moses, Souki, Takumi, Tanaka excused. |
| 2/25/2005 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-28-05 at 5:00 pm in House conference room 308. |
| 2/28/2005 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until 3/1/2005. |
| 3/1/2005 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-01-05 at 12:30 pm in conference room 308. |
| 3/1/2005 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 18 Ayes: Representative(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Karamatsu, Lee, Magaoay, Nakasone, Tanaka, Tsuji, Wakai, Yamane, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Fox, Meyer, Moses, Pine; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto. |
| 3/4/2005 | H | Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1002) as amended in (HD 2), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/4/2005 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, March 8, 2005. |
| 3/8/2005 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2) with Representative(s) Finnegan, Meyer voting no and none excused. |
| 3/8/2005 | H | Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/10/2005 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 228). |
| 3/10/2005 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/10/2005 | S | Referred to LBR, WAM. |
| 3/11/2005 | S | The committee on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-05 at 2:45 pm in conference room 229. |
| 3/14/2005 | S | The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBR were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. |
| 3/24/2005 | S | Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1207) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 3/24/2005 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 12/2/2005 10:34:16 AM | D | Carried over to 2006 Regular Session |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment