SB 249, which would have singled out future judges and justices for a 33% cut in retirement benefits, died at 5 p.m. on Friday afternoon, just before a 6 p.m. deadline. I’m awaiting more news on how the conference negotiations played out in the end.

Meanwhile, I’m attaching the bill’s history (below). More information, including each version of the bill, committee reports, and testimony, is available on its status page.

Also see:
Ian Lind: Hawaii Lawmakers Needlessly Renew Assault On The Judiciary
Civil Beat / January 26, 2017

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SB249 SD2 HD1 Submit

Measure Title: RELATING TO RETIREMENT.
Report Title: Retirement; Pension; Judges; Employees’ Retirement System
Description: Reduces the percentage of average final compensation used to calculate the retirement allowance for a member who first earned credited service as a judge after June 30, 2050, to two per cent. (SB249 HD1)
Companion: HB987
Package: None
Current Referral: LAB, FIN
Introducer(s): KEITH-AGARAN, INOUYE, Dela Cruz, Kim

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1/20/2017 S Introduced.
1/23/2017 S Passed First Reading.
1/23/2017 S Referred to JDL, WAM.
2/1/2017 S The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-17 9:00AM in conference room 016.
2/8/2017 S The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Gabbard, L. Thielen; and 0 Excused: none.
2/14/2017 S Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 185) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2/14/2017 S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2/27/2017 S The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-17 9:45AM in conference room 211.
3/1/2017 S The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-17 10:05AM in conference room 211.
3/2/2017 S The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 3 No(es): Senator(s) Harimoto, Riviere, Taniguchi; and 0 Excused: none.
3/3/2017 S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 872) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
3/3/2017 S 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-17.
3/7/2017 S Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 19; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Espero, Ihara, K. Rhoads. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Harimoto, Riviere, Taniguchi, L. Thielen). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) English). Transmitted to House.
3/7/2017 H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 106) in amended form (SD 2).
3/9/2017 H Pass First Reading
3/9/2017 H Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 27
3/17/2017 H Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-21-17 10:00AM in House conference room 309.
3/21/2017 H The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Keohokalole, Nakashima, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Matsumoto; and Excused: none.
3/24/2017 H Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1356) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
3/24/2017 H Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Kobayashi, LoPresti, Oshiro, Souki, Tokioka, Tupola, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Matsumoto, Say voting no (2) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Har, Ichiyama, C. Lee, Thielen excused (6).
3/31/2017 H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-04-17 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
4/4/2017 H The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Choy, Gates, Holt, Lowen, Nakamura, Quinlan, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cachola, DeCoite, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Tokioka; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Tupola, Ward; and Excused: none.
4/7/2017 H Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1762), recommending passage on Third Reading.
4/11/2017 H Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cachola, McKelvey, San Buenaventura, Souki, Takumi, Tokioka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Matsumoto, McDermott, Oshiro, Say, Takayama, Thielen, Tupola, Ward voting no (12) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
4/13/2017 S Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 583).
4/13/2017 S Senate disagrees with House amendments.
4/13/2017 H Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 677).
4/17/2017 H House Conferees Appointed: Johanson, Luke Co-Chairs; Nakashima, Yamashita.
4/17/2017 S Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 587).
4/18/2017 S Senate Conferees Appointed: Keith-Agaran Chair; Tokuda Co-Chair; Kim.
4/18/2017 H Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 681).
4/19/2017 S Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-20-17 1:30PM in conference room 325.
4/20/2017 S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 1:30PM in conference room 325.
4/27/2017 S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 11:00AM in conference room 325.
4/28/2017 S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 2:30PM in conference room 309.
4/28/2017 S Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 4:45PM in conference room 309.