Hawaii House Bill 1506 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 3 2023 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-03-20 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Encourages the employees' retirement system, in evaluating venture capital investments, to consider opportunities in industries that will sustain Hawaii's natural environment or produce economic opportunities for its residents, including renewable energy businesses and businesses that use the investment capital to acquire the infrastructure and services needed to become energy sustainable. If the employees' retirement system board of trustees determines that it is not prudent to invest in any Hawaii venture capital meeting this description, requires the board to report the rationale for the decision in its annual report to the legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 6/30/3000. (HD1)

Relating To The Employees' Retirement System Of The State Of Hawaii.

Rep. Scott Saiki [D]	Rep. Terez Amato [D]	Rep. Della au Belatti [D]	Rep. Elle Cochran [D]
Rep. Ernesto Ganaden [D]	Rep. Andrew Garrett [D]	Rep. Cedric Gates [D]	Rep. Natalia Hussey-Burdick [D]
Rep. Linda Ichiyama [D]	Rep. Greggor Ilagan [D]	Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa [D]	Rep. Jeanne Kapela [D]
Rep. Darius Kila [D]	Rep. Lisa Kitagawa [D]	Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi [D]	Rep. Rachele Fernandez Lamosao [D]
Rep. Nicole Lowen [D]	Rep. Lisa Marten [D]	Rep. Scot Matayoshi [D]	Rep. John Mizuno [D]
Rep. Daynette Morikawa [D]	Rep. Scott Nishimoto [D]	Rep. Richard Onishi [D]	Rep. Amy Perruso [D]
Rep. Mahina Poepoe [D]	Rep. Gregg Takayama [D]	Rep. Jenna Takenouchi [D]	Rep. Adrian Tam [D]
Rep. David Tarnas [D]	Rep. Chris Todd [D]

2023-03-15 - Senate - Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, Unamended (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-03-20	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
2023-03-20	Senate	Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1180) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
2023-03-15	Senate	The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Lee, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
2023-03-10	Senate	The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2023-03-09	Senate	Referred to LBT, WAM.
2023-03-07	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2023-03-07	Senate	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 233).
2023-03-03	House	Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Matayoshi excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
2023-03-03	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1008), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2023-02-27	House	The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
2023-02-24	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-27-23 11:30AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-02-14	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa excused (1).
2023-02-14	House	Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 413) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2023-02-09	House	The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Gates, Kahaloa, Perruso, Woodson, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2023-02-01	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-09-23 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-01-30	House	Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 3
2023-01-25	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.

HB1506 (Carry Over) 2023-03-20 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1506&year=2023
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1506_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1506_HD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1506&year=2023