Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

SB2643 SD1 HD1

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Measure Title: RELATING TO VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION.
Report Title: Workers' Compensation Law; Vocational Rehabilitation
Description: Allows the director to refer employees who have been deemed unable to return to work in their regular jobs as a result of work injury to receive vocational rehabilitation services. (SB2643 HD1)
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): KANNO, INOUYE, CHUN OAKLAND, Ihara, Espero, Baker
Current Referral:LAB, FIN

Date Status Text
1/25/2006SIntroduced and passed First Reading.
1/30/2006SReferred to LBR, WAM.
2/7/2006SThe committee(s) on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-06 at 2:45 pm in conference room 229.
2/10/2006SThe committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBR were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Slom ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
2/17/2006SReported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2282) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
2/17/2006SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
2/23/2006SThe committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-06 at 9:00 am in conference room 211.
2/27/2006SThe committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Tsutsui, English, Espero, Fukunaga, Hooser, Inouye, Kanno, Kim, Kokubun, Nishihara, Sakamoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Slom, Trimble; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hemmings.
3/3/2006SReported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2856) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
3/3/2006S48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-06.
3/7/2006SPassed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Slom, Trimble). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) English). Transmitted to House.
3/7/2006HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 218) in amended form (SD 1).
3/9/2006HPass First Reading.
3/9/2006HReferred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 27
3/17/2006HBill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-21-06 at 9:00 am in House conference room 309.
3/20/2006HBill re-scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-21-06 at 10:30 am in conference room 309.
3/21/2006HThe committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Caldwell, Nakasone, Chong, M. Oshiro, Shimabukuro; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Meyer, Stevens; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ito, Souki.
3/23/2006HReported from the committee on LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1178-06) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN.
3/24/2006HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Meyer voting no (1) and Representative(s) Carroll, Harbin, Takamine, Thielen excused (4).
3/28/2006HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-30-06 at 3:45 pm in House conference room 308.
3/30/2006HThe committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Carroll, Chong, Evans, Lee, Magaoay, Nakasone, Nishimoto, Tanaka, Tsuji, Wakai, Yamane, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Meyer, Moses, Pine; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Stevens; and 0 Excused: none.
4/4/2006HReported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1501-06), recommending passage on Third Reading.
4/5/2006HPassed Third Reading with Representative(s) Ching, Finnegan, Harbin, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses, Stevens, Thielen voting no (8) and Representative(s) Arakaki, Stonebraker, Takamine, Tanaka, Wakai excused (5).
4/5/2006HTransmitted to Senate.
4/6/2006SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 464).
4/6/2006SSenate disagrees with House amendments.
4/6/2006HReceived notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 492).
4/17/2006HHouse conferees appointed: Caldwell, Nakasone Co-Chairs; Pine.
4/17/2006SSenate Conferees appointed: Kanno, Chair; Taniguchi, Co-Chair(s); Hemmings.
4/17/2006SReceived notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).
4/18/2006HReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 754).
4/19/2006SConference committee meeting scheduled for 04-20-06 at 3:00 pm in conference room 225.
4/20/2006SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-06 at 10:30 am in conference room 225.
4/24/2006SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-06 at 2:00 pm in conference room 225.
4/26/2006SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-06 at 12:30 pm in conference room 225.
4/27/2006SConference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-06 at 12:30 pm in conference room 225.
4/28/2006SThe Conference committee deferred the measure.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment