HB 547 Hawaii House · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO EARLY CHILD CARE.

Summary

Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and implement a two-year Infant and Toddler Child Care Worker Subsidy Pilot Program to retain the existing early child care workforce in licensed infant and toddler child care center settings. Appropriates funds for the pilot program. Requires reports to the Legislature. Sunsets 7/1/2025. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Apr 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Apr 2023

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Apr 28, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-23 at 04:30pm in Conference Room 309.

lower

Apr 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 1:30PM in conference room 329.

lower

Apr 26, 2023

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-27-23 4:45PM in conference room 329.

lower

Apr 13, 2023

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 753) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; 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.

upper

Mar 31, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.

upper

Mar 29, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-23 9:45AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2023

Committee

Reported from HHS/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1356) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 20, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Keith-Agaran.

upper

Mar 20, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 16, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to HHS/LBT, WAM.

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 164).

upper

Mar 3, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Alcos, Matayoshi excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.

lower

Feb 8, 2023

Committee

Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 198) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 2, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Belatti, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Takenouchi, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Amato.

lower

Jan 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to HUS, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 23, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

18 primary · 2 co-sponsors