Hawaii State Legislature

Bill Status

SB1926 SD1 HD1

Generated on 8/13/2007 4:08:26 PM

Measure Title:
RELATING TO WHISTLEBLOWERS' PROTECTION.
Report Title:
Employment Practices; Whistleblowers' Protection ($)
Description:
Provides additional protection to public employees who report violations of the law, waste, and gross misconduct, incompetence, or inefficiency; expands the state ombudsman's responsibilities regarding whistleblowers; and appropriates funds. Effective July 1, 2112. (SB1926 HD1)
Package:
Senate Majority
Companion:
Introducers:
IHARA, KIM, ENGLISH, TSUTSUI, SAKAMOTO, CHUN OAKLAND, FUKUNAGA, IGE, ESPERO, KOKUBUN, MENOR, NISHIHARA, TOKUDA, BAKER, INOUYE, HOOSER, HANABUSA, TANIGUCHI, HEE
Current Referral:
LAB, FIN
Date Status Text
1/24/2007SIntroduced.
1/26/2007SPassed First Reading.
1/29/2007SReferred to JDL, WAM.
2/9/2007SThe committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-07 at 10:00 am in conference room 229.
2/13/2007SThe committee on JDL deferred the measure.
2/21/2007SRe-Referred to WAM.
2/22/2007SThe committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-26-07 at 1:30 pm in conference room 211.
2/26/2007SThe committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Tsutsui, Chun Oakland, English, Fukunaga, Hooser, Kim, Tokuda; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Menor, Hemmings, Whalen.
3/2/2007SReported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 851) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
3/2/2007SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
3/2/2007S48 Hrs. Notice 03-06-07.
3/6/2007SPassed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Slom, Trimble). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Bunda, Hee). Transmitted to House.
3/6/2007HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 404) in amended form (SD 1).
3/8/2007HPass First Reading
3/12/2007HReferred to LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 33
3/15/2007HRe-referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 36
3/16/2007HBill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-20-07 at 9:05 am in House conference room 309.
3/20/2007HThe committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Sonson, Nakasone, Evans, Har, Lee, Luke, McKelvey, Nishimoto, Souki, Takamine, Takumi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Meyer, Pine; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
3/22/2007HReported from the committee on LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1402) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN.
3/23/2007HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Takamine, Thielen excused (2).

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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