RELATING TO MONEY TRANSMITTERS.
Summary
Clarifies the money transmitters law, including updating requirements for money transmitter license and change in control applications, criminal background checks, security devices, permissible investments, records, and voluntary surrender of license. Updates various definitions. Takes effect 09/01/2017; annual licensee report requirements effective 11/01/2017, for licenses as of 7/1/2017. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Signed into Law
Jun 2017
Introduced Jan 25, 2017
Signed Jun 22, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
19
Committee
20
Amendments
2
Jun 22, 2017
Signed into law
Act 045, 06/20/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145).
legislature
Jun 22, 2017
Signed into law
Act 045, on 06/20/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1145).
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 78) as amended in (CD 1).
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17.
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 78).
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Apr 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Takumi, Choy, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Apr 26, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani.
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Apr 25, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-17 2:30PM in conference room 016.
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Apr 24, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-17 2:30PM in conference room 016.
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Apr 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-17 2:30PM in conference room 016.
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Apr 20, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-17 2:30PM in conference room 016.
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Apr 7, 2017
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
legislature
Apr 7, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 493).
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Apr 6, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Oshiro, Saiki, Say excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
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Mar 31, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola.
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Mar 24, 2017
Committee
Reported from IAC/CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1299) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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Mar 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ito, Takayama, Todd, Yamane, Fukumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Aquino, Say.
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Mar 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committees on IAC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Choy, Ito, Tokioka, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cachola, Onishi.
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Mar 7, 2017
Committee
Referred to IAC/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 26
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Mar 3, 2017
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 61) in amended form (SD 1).
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Mar 3, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Gabbard). Transmitted to House.
legislature
Feb 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Feb 23, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on JDL will hold a public decision making on 02-27-17 10:00AM in conference room 016.
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Feb 13, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
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Feb 13, 2017
Committee
Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 164) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDL.
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Feb 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Kidani.
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Feb 2, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-17 9:00AM in conference room 229.
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Jan 25, 2017
Committee
Referred to CPH, JDL.
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Jan 25, 2017
Introduced
Introduced.
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0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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