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HB 347 Hawaii House · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT SECURITY.

Summary
Clarifies Hawaii's employment security law for independent contractors by requiring the consideration of twenty factors by the Department of Labor Industrial Relations when determining whether an individual is considered an independent contractor. Requires the Director of Labor and Industrial Relations to report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2018 regarding guidelines developed by the unemployment insurance coverage committee. Requires an annual report to the Legislature regarding covered employment determinations. Takes effect 1/7/2059. (SD2)
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Apr 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Last action Mar 15, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
49
Key actions
15
Committee
21
Amendments
2
Apr 28, 2017
Upper · Passed
The conference committee deferred the measure.
upper
Apr 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 11:00AM in conference room 325.
upper
Apr 26, 2017
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-17 1:30PM in conference room 325.
lower
Apr 21, 2017
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-26-17 1:45PM in conference room 325.
lower
Apr 19, 2017
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-20-17 1:45PM in conference room 325.
lower
Apr 19, 2017
Committee
Re-Referred to JDL, CPH/WAM.
upper
Apr 13, 2017
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 11, 2017
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 560) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 11, 2017
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Taniguchi). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 4, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Ihara, Kidani, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 23, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH will hold a public decision making on 04-04-17 9:30AM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 21, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPH.
upper
Mar 21, 2017
Committee
Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 936) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPH.
upper
Mar 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) K. Rhoads ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-17 9:00AM in conference room 016.
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to JDL, CPH.
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 89).
upper
Mar 3, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) LoPresti voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Nakamura, Quinlan voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ichiyama, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 1, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Choy, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, LoPresti; 4 Noes: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Lowen, Tupola.
lower
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Tokioka excused (2).
lower
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 705) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 13, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Say, Takayama, Todd, Yamane, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Feb 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-13-17.
lower
Feb 2, 2017
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 11) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
lower
Jan 31, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakashima, Takumi, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 23, 2017
Committee
Referred to LAB, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 20, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
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