RELATING TO STATE FUNDS.
Summary
Part I: Repeals the Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund and transfers unencumbered balances to the general fund on 6/30/2025. Specifies that Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund moneys shall only be deposited into the university revenue-undertakings fund until 7/1/2033. Prohibits any contract for the management of Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund moneys from extending beyond 6/30/2025. Imposes a $4,300,000 cap on Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund. Requires report to the legislature twenty days prior to the convening of the regular sessions of 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 on expenditures from Hawaii tobacco prevention and control trust fund moneys. Part II: Makes an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the state comprehensive emergency medical services system for expenses related to collective bargaining and other current expenses. Part III: Establishes and funds two permanent and five temporary full-time equivalent positions in the office of the governor. Part IV: Requires all departments and the University of Hawaii to reimburse fringe benefit costs for non-general funded positions. Specifies that the cigarette tax revenues deposited to the credit of the cancer research special fund shall only be used for capital expenditures and only until 7/1/2041. Ceases deposits of cigarette tax revenues into the emergency medical services special fund on 7/1/2021. Part V: Establishes a threat assessment team program. Part VI: Funds one full-time equivalent position in the department of human resources development. (CD1)
Bill status
vetoed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Vetoed
Jul 2021
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Vetoed Jul 6, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Apr 13, 2021 · House Mar 9, 2021
How they voted
21–4
Passed
Total votes 25
Apr 13, 2021
D
Democratic24
83% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
57
Key actions
19
Committee
24
Amendments
3
Jul 6, 2021
Vetoed
Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1291).
upper
Jul 6, 2021
Vetoed
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1291).
lower
Jun 21, 2021
Vetoed
Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/21/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158)
upper
Jun 21, 2021
Vetoed
Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1158)
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-21.
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 169).
upper
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 169) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Dela Cruz, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Takayama, Luke, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-22-21 2:00PM in conference room CR 329.
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-21-21 2:00PM in conference room CR 329.
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 774) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chang, Fevella, Ihara, Misalucha, Moriwaki, Riviere, San Buenaventura. Noes, 4 (Senator(s) Acasio, Baker, Rhoads, Taniguchi). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 7, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Taniguchi, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 6, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-07-21 10:35AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee on WAM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-06-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Committee
Re-Referred to HTH/HRE, WAM.
upper
Mar 29, 2021
Committee
Re-Referred to HTH/HRE, WAM/JDC.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Reported from HTH/HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1268) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Keith-Agaran, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kidani, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Baker; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH/HRE deferred the measure until 03-24-21 1:30PM; Via Videoconference.
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HTH/HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-21 3:15PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to HTH/HRE, WAM.
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 300).
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Ganaden, Kapela, B. Kobayashi, Matsumoto, Nakamura, Okimoto, Perruso, Tam, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Ilagan, McDermott, Takumi, Tokioka voting no (6) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Ilagan; and Excused: none.
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-03-21.
lower
Feb 19, 2021
Committee
Reported from HHH/HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 616), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Belatti, Hashimoto, Ohno, Woodson, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gates, Okimoto; 3 Noes: Representative(s) DeCoite, Ganaden, Kapela; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on HHH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, LoPresti, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Tam, Gates; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Har, Kapela, Ward; and Excused: none.
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to HHH/HET, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sylvia Luke
DDemocratic
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