RELATING TO CAMPAIGN FINANCE.
Summary
Allows an election candidate, treasurer, or candidate committee to use campaign funds for the candidate's child care and vital household dependent care costs under certain conditions. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD2)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2023
Last action Apr 27, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2023 · House Apr 11, 2023
How they voted
21–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 25
Mar 3, 2023
D
Democratic23
91% Yea
R
Republican2
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
11
Committee
13
Amendments
1
Apr 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 1:45PM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-23 1:45PM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-23 1:45PM; Conference Room 325.
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 744).
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1394) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Ichiyama, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Hashimoto, Ilagan.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 49).
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Fevella, Fukunaga, Ihara). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.
upper
Feb 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-24-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 17, 2023
Committee
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 450) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
upper
Feb 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-15-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 25, 2023
Committee
Referred to HHS, JDC.
upper
Jan 20, 2023
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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