RELATING TO ETHICS.
Summary
Allows the State Ethics Commission to employ or retain its own attorneys. (SB872 HD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
Apr 2018
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2017
Last action Apr 16, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
12
Amendments
1
Apr 16, 2018
Committee
Re-referred to JUD, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 57
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 10, 2018
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 557).
upper
Apr 10, 2018
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Fukumoto.
lower
Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1277), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 22, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Johanson, Morikawa, Nakashima, Oshiro, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee.
lower
Mar 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 26
lower
Mar 3, 2017
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 45) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 3, 2017
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Gabbard). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 27, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Inouye, Wakai.
upper
Feb 24, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-17 9:35AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 17, 2017
Committee
Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 514) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 13, 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, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.
upper
Feb 9, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-17 9:30AM in conference room 016.
upper
Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to JDL, WAM.
upper
Jan 25, 2017
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GR
Gil Riviere
DDemocratic
P
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
P
Michelle Kidani
DDemocratic
P
Mike Gabbard
DDemocratic
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