RELATING TO NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
Summary
Prohibits a public benefits corporation from purchasing its own memberships. Clarifies functions, duties, and composition of nonprofit boards of directors. Permits boards to take action without a meeting through electronic means. Clarifies time limits for notice to the Attorney General for oversight purposes. Makes housekeeping amendments. (SD2)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Jan 22, 2019
Signed Jun 12, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 9, 2019 · House Feb 28, 2019
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
11
Committee
12
Amendments
4
Jun 12, 2019
Signed into law
Act 065, 06/07/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166).
upper
Jun 12, 2019
Signed into law
Act 065, on 06/07/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1166).
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Introduced
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Introduced
Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 862).
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 804) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 28, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Fevella.
upper
Mar 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-28-19 9:45AM in conference room 016.
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
upper
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Reported from CPH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1310) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
upper
Mar 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, S. Chang, J.Keohokalole, Nishihara, Ruderman, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Mar 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-19 9:00AM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to CPH, JDC.
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 87).
upper
Feb 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 26, 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, Brower, McKelvey, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa.
lower
Feb 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until Tuesday, 02-26-19.
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Committee
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 140) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Feb 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Cachola, Har, Kong, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Aquino, Belatti, Cabanilla Arakawa, Mizuno.
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to CPC, JUD, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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