RELATING TO STATE LIBRARY SYSTEM.
Summary
Amends the disposition of unclaimed funds in the Unclaimed Property Trust Fund to allocate funds under a certain amount to the Libraries Special Fund and to amend the threshold amount for funds transferred to the General Fund. Amends the time limit for retaining unclaimed funds in the Trust Fund. (SB978 HD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Apr 24, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
40
Key actions
13
Committee
18
Amendments
1
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 3:10PM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-24-19 3:15PM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-23-19 3:15PM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 761).
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Nishimoto.
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan, Yamane excused (2).
lower
Mar 22, 2019
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1656), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Say; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Brower, McKelvey, Yamane.
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-20-19.
lower
Mar 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from LHE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1313) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Perruso, DeCoite, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Ohno, Quinlan, Tarnas, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Okimoto.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to LHE, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 314) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Riviere.
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-14-19 10:00AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Committee
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 133) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Dela Cruz, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-19 2:55PM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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