HI HCR59 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Engrossed on April 9 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-22 - Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 9 2015 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-04-22 - Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Urging The Hawaii Tourism Authority To Coordinate With The Hospitality Industry, Corporation For Travel Promotion, And Hawaii's Congressional Delegation To Amend The H-1b Visa Law To Allow For Employment Of Persons With Cultural And Language Skills That Will Help Create A More Welcoming Environment For International Visitors.
Title
Hospitality Industry; Chinese Visitors; Hawaii Tourism Authority
Sponsors
| Rep. Calvin Say [D] | Rep. Mark Hashem [D] | Rep. Linda Ichiyama [D] | Rep. Ken Ito [D] |
| Rep. Aaron Johanson [D] | Rep. Marcus Oshiro [D] | Rep. Clift Tsuji [D] | Rep. Kyle Yamashita [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-22 | Senate | Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 2015-04-22 | Senate | Reported from TSI (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1651), as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of referral to WAM. |
| 2015-04-20 | Senate | The committee(s) on TSI recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TSI were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kahele, Taniguchi, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Tokuda. |
| 2015-04-16 | Senate | The committee(s) on TSI has scheduled a public hearing on 04-20-15 10:30AM in conference room 312. |
| 2015-04-14 | Senate | Referred to TSI, WAM. |
| 2015-04-09 | Senate | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 380). |
| 2015-04-09 | House | Transmitted to Senate. |
| 2015-04-09 | House | Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Tokioka excused (1). |
| 2015-04-09 | House | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1473), recommending adoption. |
| 2015-04-07 | House | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Nishimoto, Cachola, Cullen, DeCoite, Johanson, Jordan, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Onishi, Tokioka, Yamashita, Pouha, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. |
| 2015-04-02 | House | Scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-15 2:15PM in conference room 308. |
| 2015-03-18 | House | Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). |
| 2015-03-18 | House | Reported from TOU/VMI (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 919) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN. |
| 2015-03-13 | House | The committees on VMI recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Tokioka, Brower, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Kawakami, Kong, Ohno, Onishi, Tsuji, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ito, Matsumoto, Ward. |
| 2015-03-13 | House | The committees on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Brower, Ohno, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Kawakami, Kong, Onishi, Tokioka, Tsuji, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ito, Matsumoto, Ward. |
| 2015-03-10 | House | Resolution scheduled to be heard by TOU/VMI on Friday, 03-13-15 9:35AM in conference room 312. |
| 2015-03-10 | House | Meeting Scheduled on Wednesday, 03-11-15 10:30AM in conference room 312 has been canceled. |
| 2015-03-06 | House | Resolution scheduled to be heard by TOU/VMI on Wednesday, 03-11-15 10:30AM in conference room 312. |
| 2015-03-05 | House | Referred to TOU/VMI, FIN, referral sheet 28 |
| 2015-03-05 | House | Offered |
| 2015-03-04 | House | To be offered. |
Same As/Similar To
HR29 (Same As) 2015-04-09 - Resolution adopted in final form.
