| Measure Title: | RELATING TO THE WHISTLEBLOWERS' PROTECTION ACT. |
| Report Title: | Whistleblowers' Protection Act |
| Description: | Increases the penalty for violations of the Whistleblowers' Protection Act by establishing a minimum fine of $500 and increasing the maximum fine to $5,000 per violation. Extends the statute of limitations for bringing a complaint of retaliation under the Act to 2 years. (HB2232 HD1) |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | SAIKI, B. OSHIRO, MARUMOTO, LEONG, KAWAKAMI, ITO |
| Current Referral: | LBR, JDC |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/23/2002 | H | Introduced |
| 1/25/2002 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 1/30/2002 | H | Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 5 |
| 2/7/2002 | H | Re-referred to LAB/JHA, referral sheet 11 |
| 2/20/2002 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB/JHA on Friday, 02-22-02 at 2:00 pm in House conference room 325. |
| 2/22/2002 | H | The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Saiki, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Espero, Nakasone, Souki, Yoshinaga; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Moses, Pendleton, Rath. |
| 2/22/2002 | H | The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hamakawa, B. Oshiro; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Chang, Kanoho, Souki, Yoshinaga, Auwae, Marumoto, Thielen; 0 Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Ahu Isa, Case, Morita, Gomes, Whalen. |
| 3/1/2002 | H | Reported from the committee on LAB/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 552-02) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 3/1/2002 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1); placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Djou, Fox, Gomes, Halford, Leong, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses, Ontai, Rath, Thielen voting no and Representative(s) Arakaki, Bukoski, Davis excused. |
| 3/5/2002 | H | Deferred to Thursday, 03/07/02. |
| 3/7/2002 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1) with Representative(s) Bukoski, Davis, Djou, Fox, Gomes, Halford, Jaffe, Leong, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses, Ontai, Rath, Stonebraker, Thielen voting no and Representative(s) Pendleton, Souki excused. |
| 3/7/2002 | H | Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/8/2002 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 286). |
| 3/8/2002 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/8/2002 | S | Referred to LBR, JDC. |
| 3/14/2002 | S | Bill scheduled to be heard by LBR on 03-20-02 at 1:30 pm in conference room 229. |
| 3/20/2002 | S | The committee(s) on LBR recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. |
| 3/20/2002 | S | The votes in LBR were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nakata, Kanno, Kawamoto; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Sakamoto, Slom ; 0 No(es): none; and 4 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Chumbley, Hanabusa, Matsuura. |
| 3/22/2002 | S | Reported from LBR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2964) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC. Report adopted, Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. |
| 3/28/2002 | S | Notice of public decision making by JDC on 04-02-02 at 9:15 am in conference room 229. |
| 4/2/2002 | S | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. |
| 4/2/2002 | S | The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kanno, Chun, Fukunaga, Ihara, Kokubun, Nakata; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Slom ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Matsuura, Hanabusa. |
| 4/5/2002 | S | Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3275) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/5/2002 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-09-02. |
| 4/9/2002 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 19; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Hogue, Sakamoto, Slom). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Buen, Chun). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/9/2002 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 451). |
| 4/11/2002 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 4/26/2002 | H | Act 56, on 04-26-02 (Gov. Msg. No. 238). |
| 4/30/2002 | S | Act 056, 04-26-02 (Gov. Msg. No. 360). |
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ConAm = Constitutional Amendment