Hawaii Senate Bill 2648 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Passed on April 16 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-04-16 - (S) Act 020, 4/13/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Authorizes campaign funds to be used to award scholarships to full-time students attending an institution of higher education or vocational education school in a program leading to a degree, certificate, or other recognized educational credential; provides that in any election period, the total amount of all scholarships awarded shall be no more than twice the maximum amount that one person may contribute to that candidate pursuant to section 11-357, Hawaii Revised Statutes; provides that no awards shall be made from the filing deadline for nomination papers to the date of the general election. (SB2648 HD1)

Campaign Funds; Uses; Scholarships

Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]	Sen. William Espero [D]	Sen. Brickwood Galuteria [D]	Sen. David Ige [D]
Sen. Gilbert Kahele [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Donna Kim [D]	Sen. Ronald Kouchi [D]
Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D]	Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]	Sen. Sam Slom [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-04-16		(S) Act 020, 4/13/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).
2012-04-16		(H) Act 020, on 4/13/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1120).
2012-03-30		(H) Received notice of Senate agreement and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 434).
2012-03-30		(S) Enrolled to Governor.
2012-03-30		(S) Passed Final Reading. 19 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Baker . 3 No(es): Senator(s) Gabbard, Ihara, Slom. 3 Excused: Senator(s) Hee, Solomon, Tsutsui.
2012-03-28		(S) One Day Notice 03-30-12.
2012-03-28		(S) Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 03-30-12.
2012-03-27		(S) Deferred until 03-28-12.
2012-03-23		(S) Deferred until 03-27-12.
2012-03-23		(S) Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 329).
2012-03-22		(H) Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Ching, C. Lee, M. Lee, Thielen voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Fontaine, Hanohano, Jordan, McKelvey, Pine, Riviere, Takumi, Ward voting no (9) and Representative(s) Chang, Herkes, Nakashima excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
2012-03-20		(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Carroll, Ching, Fontaine, Hanohano, Thielen voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McKelvey voting no (1) and Representative(s) Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5).
2012-03-20		(H) Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1147-12) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2012-03-15		(H) The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Keith-Agaran, Rhoads, Brower, Coffman, Ito, Tsuji, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Carroll, Luke, McKelvey, Fontaine; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla, Herkes, Souki.
2012-03-09		(H) Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 03-15-12 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
2012-03-08		(H) Referred to JUD, referral sheet 41
2012-03-08		(H) Pass First Reading
2012-03-06		(H) Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 251).
2012-03-06		(S) Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Gabbard . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Ihara, Slom). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2012-03-02		(S) Deferred until 03-06-12.
2012-03-01		(S) One Day Notice 03-02-12.
2012-03-01		(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.
2012-03-01		(S) Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2480) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2012-02-09		(S) The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hee, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Gabbard, Slom ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
2012-02-06		(S) The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-12 9:30AM in conference room 016.
2012-01-25		(S) Referred to JDL.
2012-01-25		(S) Passed First Reading.
2012-01-25		(S) Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2648
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/SB2648_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/CommReports/SB2648_SSCR2480_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/SB2648_HD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/CommReports/SB2648_HD1_HSCR1147-12_.HTM