SB 2783

RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FINANCING.

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Companion Bill: HB 2442

Subjects: Governor

Keywords: BUSINESS ENTERPRISES, REGIONAL PLANNING

Report Title: Economic Development Financing

Description: Allows the ERS to support the development of new Hawaii businesses and technology companies by investing in venture capital partnerships in conjunction with or through the Hawaii Strategic Development Corporation (HSDC).

 1-25-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-26-00        S Referred to EDU/ECD, then to WAM                         
 2- 7-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by EDU/CPN/ECD on
                  02-10-00 at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 016.
 2- 8-00        S Re-referred to EDU/CPN/ECD, then WAM                     
 2-10-00        S The committee on EDU deferred the measure until
                  02-11-00 at 1:00 p.m. in conference room 212.
 2-10-00        S The committee on CPN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-10-00        S The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kanno, Taniguchi, Hanabusa, Inouye; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Slom; none Noes: Senator(s)        
                  ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Ihara, Matsuura
 2-10-00        S The committee on ECD recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-10-00        S The votes in ECD were as follows: 3 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Inouye, Taniguchi; Ayes with reservations:
                  Senator(s) Slom; 2 Noes: Senator(s) Buen, Kawamoto;         
                  and 1 Excused: Senator(s) M. Ige
 2-11-00        S The committee on EDU recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-11-00        S The votes in EDU were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  D. Ige, Sakamoto, Bunda, Chumbley, Tam; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Slom; none Noes: Senator(s)        
                  ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Matsunaga
 2-18-00        S Reported from EDU/CPN/ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No.
                  2370) with recommendation of passage on Second
                  Reading and referral to WAM
 2-18-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 2-26-00        S Bill scheduled for decision making by WAM on
                  02-29-00 at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 211.
 2-29-00        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-29-00        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Fukunaga, Levin, Buen, Chun Oakland, D. Ige, Iwase,         
                  Kawamoto; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) M. Ige;        
                  none Noes: Senator(s) ; and 5 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Chun, Nakata, Tam, Taniguchi, Anderson
 3- 3-00        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2486) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 3- 3-00        S 24 hours notice 03-07-00                                 
 3- 7-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24. 
                  Noes, 1 (M. Ige).  Excused, none ().
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 258)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on EDB/HED/LAB, and
                  then referred to the committee on FIN, referral
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