Jackson Sayama
- Democratic
- Representative
- District 21
Primary
Amends the definition of "registered for work" or "registration for work" under the Hawaii Employment Security Law. Repeals the requirement to post work availability online. Amends the qualifications for unemployed individuals who are able to receive certain unemployment benefits. Beginning 4/1/2027, permits electronic notification of determinations or redeterminations of unemployment claims. Repeals language that limited an individual's ability to change a previously elected withholding status to once during a benefit year. (SD2)
Act 214, 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1316).
Act 214, on 06/25/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1316).
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 794).
Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 760).
Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
Transmitted to Governor.
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-25.
Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Elefante, Chang Co-Chairs; Fevella.
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790).
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 645) in amended form (SD 2).
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.
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1813) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
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, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C..
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1158) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki.
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
Passed First Reading.
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 19).
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 831), recommending passage on Third Reading.
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Morikawa, Alcos, Ward.
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 539) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Pending introduction.
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