| Measure Title: | RELATING TO THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LOBBYIST LAW. |
| Report Title: | Ethics Commission; Penalties |
| Description: | Decriminalizes violations of the lobbyist law. Expands the statute of limitations for Commission actions to enforce the law from one year to three years. Requires all fines collected to be deposited into the general fund. Provides that no fine shall be assessed unless the commission first conducts a public hearing and renders a decision. (SB905 HD1) |
| Package: | State Ethics Commission |
| Companion: | HB1096 |
| Introducer(s): | BUNDA (BR) |
| Current Referral: | JHA, FIN |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/23/01 | S | Introduced and passed First Reading. |
| 1/26/01 | S | Referred to TMG, JDC. |
| 2/12/01 | S | Bill scheduled to be heard by TMG on 02-15-01 at 1:00 PM in conference room 229. |
| 2/15/01 | S | The committee(s) on TMG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. |
| 2/15/01 | S | The votes in TMG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kawamoto, Fukunaga, Buen, Menor, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: None; 0 No(es): None; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye, Kanno, Tam, Taniguchi. |
| 2/16/01 | S | Reported from TMG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 406) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC. Report adopted, Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. |
| 2/27/01 | S | Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 03-01-01 at 10:15 am in conference room 229. |
| 3/1/01 | S | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. |
| 3/1/01 | S | The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Fukunaga, Kokubun, Nakata, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: None; 0 No(es): None; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Matsuura, Chun, Hanabusa, Ihara. |
| 3/2/01 | S | Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 906) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/2/01 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-06-01. |
| 3/6/01 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25. Noes, none. Excused, none. Transmitted to House. |
| 3/6/01 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 189). |
| 3/8/01 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 3/12/01 | H | Referred to the committees on JHA, FIN, referral sheet 29. |
| 3/13/01 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03/16/01 at 2:30 PM in House conference room 325. |
| 3/16/01 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred until Tuesday, 03/20/01. |
| 3/20/01 | H | The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Rep.(s) Hamakawa, B. Oshiro, Ahu Isa, Chang, Kanoho, Morita, Souki, Auwae, Gomes, Marumoto, Thielen, Whalen; Ayes with reservations: None 0 Noes: None; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Case, Yoshinaga. |
| 3/23/01 | H | Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1024) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN. |
| 3/23/01 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1} and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with None voting no and Rep.(s) Hiraki, Ontai, Pendleton, Rath, Stonebraker excused. |
| 3/28/01 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-30-01 at 10:30 AM in House conference room 308. |
| 3/30/01 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Rep.(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Cabreros, Espero, Magaoay, Nakasone, Suzuki, Yonamine, Davis, Djou, Leong, Moses; Ayes with reservations: None 0 Noes: None; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Saiki, Rath. |
| 4/6/01 | H | Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1344), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/10/01 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1) with None voting no and Rep.(s) Takumi excused. |
| 4/10/01 | H | Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/12/01 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 480). |
| 4/12/01 | S | Senate disagrees with House amendments. |
| 4/12/01 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 670). |
| 4/16/01 | H | House conferees appointed: Rep.(s) Hamakawa, Espero Co-Chairs; Rep.(s) Auwae. |
| 4/16/01 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 728). |
| 4/16/01 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Senator(s) Kawamoto, Chair; Senator(s) Kanno, Co-Chair(s); Senator(s) Tam, Hemmings. |
| 4/18/01 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 599). |
| 4/25/01 | S | Bill scheduled for decision making by Senate Conference Managers to agree to the House amendments on Thursday, 04-26-01 at 3:00 p.m. in conference room 224. |
| 4/26/01 | S | The Senate Conference Managers recommend that the Senate agree to the House amendments. |
| 4/26/01 | S | The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kawamoto, Kanno, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: None; 0 No(es): None; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tam. |
| 4/27/01 | S | Reconsideration of action taken on 04-12-01; agree to House amendments. |
| 4/27/01 | S | Deferred until 05-01-01. |
| 5/1/01 | S | Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 25. Noes, 0 (None). Excused, 0 (None). |
| 5/2/01 | H | Received notice of reconsideration and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 794). |
| 5/3/01 | S | Enrolled to Governor. |
| 5/25/01 | H | Act 146, on 05-24-2001 (Gov. Msg. No. 217). |
| 5/29/01 | S | Act 146, 05-24-2001 (Gov. Msg. No. 334). |
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