HB 797 Hawaii House · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE.

Summary

Establishes procedures and eligibility criteria for a privilege to practice public accountancy in this State for public accountants and certified public accountants licensed in another state with comparable education, examination, and experience requirements. Subjects all holders of a practice privilege to the regulatory and enforcement jurisdiction of the board of public accountancy. Sunsets 6/30/2025. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2023 Last action Mar 10, 2023

Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2023

How they voted

41–10

Passed

Total votes 51

Mar 7, 2023

D Democratic43

33 Yea 10 Nay

76% Yea

R Republican7

7 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2023

Committee

Referred to CPN.

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 344).

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Aiu, Chun, Hashem, Lamosao, Poepoe, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garrett, Hashimoto, Kapela, Kila, Kong, La Chica, Marten, Onishi, Sayama, Tam voting no (10) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Sayama, Amato, Hussey-Burdick, Lowen, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Onishi; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Gates.

lower

Jan 30, 2023

Committee

Referred to CPC, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 25, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2023

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors