HI HB717 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on July 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-07-12 - Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 261, 07/11/2023, (Gov. Msg. No. 1375).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on July 12 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-07-12 - Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 261, 07/11/2023, (Gov. Msg. No. 1375).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Prohibits under certain circumstances state employees from appointing, hiring, promoting, or retaining relatives and household members and from making or participating in certain other employment-related decisions and from awarding a contract to or otherwise taking official action on a contract with a business if the employee's relative or household member is an executive officer of or holds a substantial ownership interest in that business. Imposes administrative fines for violations. (CD1)
Title
Relating To Nepotism.
Sponsors
| Rep. Scott Saiki [D] |
Roll Calls
2023-04-25 - House - House Conference: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-25 - Senate - Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 2 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-24 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-15 - Senate - Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, Unamended (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-04-25 - Senate - Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 2 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-03-24 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-15 - Senate - Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, Unamended (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-12 | Senate | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 261, 07/11/2023, (Gov. Msg. No. 1375). |
| 2023-07-12 | House | Became law without the Governor's signature, Act 261, 07/11/2023, (Gov. Msg. No. 1375). |
| 2023-05-03 | House | Transmitted to Governor. |
| 2023-05-04 | Senate | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). |
| 2023-05-02 | House | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). |
| 2023-05-02 | House | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos voting no (1) and none excused (0). |
| 2023-05-02 | Senate | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, Chang, DeCoite, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Fevella, Fukunaga, Gabbard, Inouye, Kanuha, Keith-Agaran, Keohokalole, Kidani, Kim, Lee, McKelvey, San Buenaventura, Shimabukuro, Wakai. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). |
| 2023-04-27 | Senate | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23. |
| 2023-04-27 | Senate | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 43). |
| 2023-04-27 | House | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-02-23. |
| 2023-04-27 | House | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 43) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 2023-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. |
| 2023-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 2023-04-24 | House | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-25-23 1:30PM in conference room 325. |
| 2023-04-20 | House | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 931). |
| 2023-04-20 | Senate | Senate Conferees Appointed: Moriwaki Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fevella. |
| 2023-04-18 | Senate | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 801). |
| 2023-04-17 | House | House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Takayama, Souza. |
| 2023-04-14 | Senate | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). |
| 2023-04-13 | House | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| 2023-04-11 | House | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 777) in amended form (SD 2). |
| 2023-04-11 | Senate | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House. |
| 2023-04-06 | Senate | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23 |
| 2023-04-06 | Senate | Report filed. |
| 2023-04-06 | Senate | Separated Committee Report. |
| 2023-04-06 | Senate | Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2). |
| 2023-04-06 | Senate | Floor Amendment No. 2 offered. |
| 2023-04-05 | Senate | Deferred One Day 04-06-23. |
| 2023-04-03 | Senate | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-05-23. |
| 2023-04-03 | Senate | Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1503) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). |
| 2023-03-24 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-24-23 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. |
| 2023-03-20 | Senate | Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1179) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC. |
| 2023-03-15 | Senate | The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Lee, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. |
| 2023-03-10 | Senate | The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. |
| 2023-03-10 | Senate | Referred to LBT, JDC. |
| 2023-03-09 | Senate | Passed First Reading. |
| 2023-03-09 | Senate | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 334). |
| 2023-03-07 | House | Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. |
| 2023-03-02 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). |
| 2023-03-02 | House | Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 816) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| 2023-02-22 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Kong. |
| 2023-02-17 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-22-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| 2023-01-30 | House | Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3 |
| 2023-01-23 | House | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 2023-01-20 | House | Pending introduction. |
