| Measure Title: | RELATING TO VOLUNTARY EMPLOYEES' BENEFICIARY ASSOCIATION TRUSTS. |
| Report Title: | Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association Trust; Authorized |
| Description: | Authorizes and sets forth the requirements for the establishment of a VEBA trust by public employee organizations to provide health benefits for its members. Establishes a 3-year VEBA trust pilot program to allow for the analysis of the costs and benefits of a VEBA trust against those of the Hawaii EUTF. (SD2) |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | HB122, HB1608 |
| Introducer(s): | KANNO, BAKER, IHARA, FUKUNAGA, CHUN OAKLAND, INOUYE, MENOR, TSUTSUI, ESPERO, NISHIHARA, HOOSER, ENGLISH, IGE, BUNDA, Kim, Sakamoto |
| Current Referral: | FIN |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/2005 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/26/2005 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 1/31/2005 | S | Referred to LBR, WAM. |
| 2/11/2005 | S | The committee on LBR has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-05 at 2:45 pm in conference room 229. |
| 2/14/2005 | 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, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi. |
| 2/18/2005 | S | Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 384) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 2/18/2005 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 2/22/2005 | S | The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-24-05 at 9:00 am in conference room 211. |
| 2/24/2005 | S | The committee on WAM deferred the measure until 03-01-05 at 9:30 am in conference room 211. |
| 3/1/2005 | S | The committee on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-05 at 9:30 am in conference room 211. |
| 3/2/2005 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Tsutsui, English, Fukunaga, Hooser, Inouye, Kanno, Kim, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 4 No(es): Senator(s) Kokubun, Nishihara, Slom, Trimble; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Espero, Sakamoto. |
| 3/4/2005 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1001) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| 3/4/2005 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-08-05. |
| 3/8/2005 | S | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Hee, Nishihara, Taniguchi . Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Hanabusa, Kokubun, Slom, Trimble). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/8/2005 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 95) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 3/10/2005 | H | Pass First Reading. |
| 3/10/2005 | H | Referred to EDN, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 30 |
| 4/4/2005 | H | Re-referred to FIN, referral sheet 45 |
| 12/2/2005 10:32:32 AM | D | Carried over to 2006 Regular Session. |
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