HB 1831

RELATING TO WELFARE REFORM

By Representative(s) LEE / MORITA / AHU ISA / LEONG / MARUMOTO / CATALANI / YOSHINAGA / KAWAKAMI / THIELEN / AUWAE / SANTIAGO / LUKE / TAKAI / MORIHARA / TAKUMI; Menor, Oshiro, M., Saiki

Companion Bill: SB 2059

Subjects: Women's Legislative Caucus

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, HUMAN SERVICES

Report Title: Welfare Reform

Description: Bases TANF benefits on current federal poverty level.

 1-20-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-21-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. HSH 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 2
 1-27-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Monday,
                  01-31-00 at 8:30-10:00 A.M. in House conference room        
                  329.
 1-31-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 02-09-00.
 2- 9-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 02-11-00.
 2-11-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 02/16/00.
 2-16-00        H The committee on HSH recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-16-00        H The votes in HSH were as follows:8 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Arakaki, Kahikina, Kawakami, Lee, Santiago,
                  Stegmaier, Leong, McDermott; Ayes with reservations:        
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and none Excused:
                  Rep.(s)
 2-18-00        H Reported from the committee on HSH (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 363-00), recommending passage on Second Reading         
                  and referral to the committee on FIN
 2-18-00        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on FIN
 2-18-00        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Menor, Okamura,
                  Pendleton, Stegmaier excused