| Measure Title: | RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOURISM AUTHORITY. |
| Report Title: | Hawaii Tourism Authority |
| Description: | Allows HTA to hire its own attorneys; exempts the HTA's accounts from supervision by the comptroller; exempts the director of the HTA from the state retirement system; requires deposit into the tourism special fund of all interest and revenues derived from projects or project agreements; revises total compensation package percentage of the executive director; makes appropriation to the HTA to improve operational and financial efficiency of the HTA. Effective upon approval and sunsets 2007. (SD1) |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | |
| Introducer(s): | CHANG, KARAMATSU, SONSON, B. OSHIRO, Magaoay, Herkes, Kawakami, Marumoto, Souki, Thielen |
| Current Referral: | TSM/JHW, WAM |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/27/2004 | H | Introduced |
| 1/28/2004 | H | Pass First Reading |
| 1/30/2004 | H | Referred to TAC, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5. |
| 2/3/2004 | H | Re-referred to TAC/JUD, FIN, referral sheet 7. |
| 2/10/2004 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by TAC/JUD on Friday, 02-13-04 at 2:00 pm in House conference room 325. |
| 2/13/2004 | H | The committees on TAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Chang, Karamatsu, Abinsay, Herkes, Magaoay, B. Oshiro, Schatz, Sonson, Wakai; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Leong, Marumoto; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Tamayo, Jernigan, Ontai. |
| 2/13/2004 | H | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Hamakawa, B. Oshiro, Caldwell, Chang, Herkes, Ito, Lee, M. Oshiro, Sonson; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Finnegan, Marumoto; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kanoho, Souki, Pendleton. |
| 2/18/2004 | H | Reported from the committee on TAC/JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 222-04), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN. |
| 2/18/2004 | H | Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Blundell, Bukoski, Ching, Finnegan, Fox, Halford, Jernigan, Leong, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses, Ontai, Stonebraker, Thielen voting no and Representative(s) Pendleton excused. |
| 2/24/2004 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-27-04 at 4:45 pm in House conference room 308. |
| 2/27/2004 | H | The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. |
| 3/2/2004 | H | Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-04-04 at 11:00 am in conference room 308. |
| 3/4/2004 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Kaho`ohalahala, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mindo, Nakasone, Nishimoto, Wakai, Waters; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimabukuro; 4 Noes: Representative(s) Bukoski, Jernigan, Meyer, Moses; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 3/5/2004 | H | Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 769-04) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 3/5/2004 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 3/9/2004. |
| 3/9/2004 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1) with Representative(s) Blundell, Bukoski, Ching, Evans, Finnegan, Fox, Halford, Jernigan, Leong, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses, Ontai, Pendleton, Stonebraker, Thielen voting no and Representative(s) Morita excused. |
| 3/9/2004 | H | Transmitted to Senate. |
| 3/11/2004 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 249). |
| 3/11/2004 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 3/11/2004 | S | Deferred until 03-12-04. |
| 3/12/2004 | S | Referred to TSM/JHW, WAM. |
| 3/15/2004 | S | The committee on TSM/JHW has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-04 at 1:15 pm in conference room 212. |
| 3/18/2004 | S | The committee(s) on TSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Espero, Sakamoto, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Tsutsui. |
| 3/18/2004 | S | The committee on JHW deferred the measure until 03-23-04 at 9:00 am in conference room 229. |
| 3/23/2004 | S | The committee(s) on JHW recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JHW were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hanabusa, Chun Oakland, English, Kawamoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Hogue; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Ihara. |
| 3/24/2004 | S | Reported from TSM/JHW (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2924) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| 3/24/2004 | S | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 3/29/2004 | S | The committee on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-04 at 9:00 am in conference room 211. |
| 4/2/2004 | S | The committee(s) on WAM} recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Kokubun, Aduja, English, Espero, Hooser, Inouye, Kawamoto, Kim, Tsutsui; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 3 No(es): Senator(s) Hemmings, Slom, Trimble; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kanno, Sakamoto. |
| 4/8/2004 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3229) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/8/2004 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-13-04. |
| 4/13/2004 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Hogue, Slom, Trimble). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Taniguchi). Transmitted to House. |
| 4/13/2004 | H | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 536) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 4/15/2004 | H | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| 4/15/2004 | H | House conferees appointed: Chang, B. Oshiro, Takamine Co-Chairs; Karamatsu. |
| 4/15/2004 | S | Senator(s) Kim, Hanabusa appointed as Co-Chair(s), Taniguchi, Whalen. |
| 4/15/2004 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 597). |
| 4/15/2004 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-16-04 at 8:35 am in conference room 423. |
| 4/16/2004 | S | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 544). |
| 4/16/2004 | S | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 546). |
| 4/16/2004 | H | The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Chang, B. Oshiro, Takamine, Karamatsu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/16/2004 | H | Reconsideration of action taken on 4-15-04. |
| 4/16/2004 | H | House agrees to Senate amendment(s). |
| 4/16/2004 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in (SD 1) with Representative(s) Blundell, Bukoski, Ching, Finnegan, Fox, Halford, Jernigan, Leong, Meyer, Moses, Ontai, Pendleton, Stonebraker voting no and Representative(s) Luke, Nakasone, Takamine, Thielen, Waters excused. |
| 4/16/2004 | H | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 4/19/2004 | S | Received notice of House reconsideration; agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 622). |
| 5/3/2004 | S | Vetoed on 5/3/2004 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 534). |
| 5/3/2004 | H | Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 223). |
| 5/3/2004 | S | Veto overridden - 2/3's vote: Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Hogue, Slom, Trimble, Whalen). Excused, 0 (none). |
| 5/5/2004 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 787) motion to override veto that was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the Senate. |
| 5/6/2004 | H | Veto overridden by 2/3's vote with 35 Ayes; 16 Noes Representative(s) Blundell, Bukoski, Ching, Finnegan, Fox, Halford, Jernigan, Leong, Marumoto, Meyer, Moses, Ontai, Pendleton, Stonebraker, Tamayo, Thielen; and 0 Excused none. |
| 5/10/2004 | H | Act 58, on 5/6/2004, veto override. |
| 5/6/2004 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 744) motion to override veto that was approved and carried by a 2/3 vote by the members of the House. |
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