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SB 789 Hawaii Senate · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO MINIMUM WAGE.

Summary
Changes minimum wage rates annually from 1/1/2020, to 1/1/2024. Provides lower minimum wage rates for employees who receive employer-sponsored health benefits under the Hawaii Prepaid Health Care Act. Includes persons with disabilities under generally applicable minimum wage requirements. (SB789 HD2)
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Apr 18, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Apr 9, 2019

How they voted

23–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D Democratic24
22 Yea 1 Nay 1
91% Yea
R Republican1
1 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
11
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 752).
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, DeCoite, Har, Kong, Okimoto, Quinlan, Say, Tokioka, Ward voting no (9) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Todd, Wildberger, McDermott.
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1675) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Eli, Ichiyama, Kitagawa, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey, Quinlan.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 246) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella, Ihara, Kim, Moriwaki, Wakai. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Riviere). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Riviere, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Inouye, Kidani.
upper
Feb 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-19 10:25AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from LCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 605) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Jan 31, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LCA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, S. Chang, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Jan 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on LCA has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-19 3:00PM in conference room 224.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to LCA, WAM.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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