03-04-2019, 04:41 AM
From today's Trib..
The state Senate Ways and Means Committee gutted and replaced at least two bills on Friday, including one affecting disaster relief for Hawaii County and another relating to a helicopter tax credit.
The move involves deleting the contents of a bill and replacing it with often unrelated legislation, and has been criticized for reducing transparency at the state Capitol.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean the original bill is dead.
Sen. Lorraine Inouye, who sits on the committee, said the bills were selected for gut and replace because other versions of the legislation are moving forward.
The disaster aid legislation gutted Friday, Senate Bill 166, initially provided the original ask from Hawaii County of $155 million to help Puna recover from last year’s Kilauea eruption.
The new contents of SB 166 address the state’s recruitment modernization program, according to a committee report.
A separate bill sponsored by Rep. Joy San Buenaventura in the House would provide the county $60 million in grants and loans.
That legislation, House Bill 1180, has cleared the House and passed first reading in the Senate.
A House committee declined to hear the companion bill to SB166 for the full $155 million request, indicating leaders in that chamber already rejected that proposal.
Full story at... https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/201...d-replace/
So to echo Chuckster - "can anyone list some specific legislative accomplishments of Joy's that have come to fruition"?
It looks like Joy's $60 million in grants and loans bill may win the prize.. though when compared to the original $800 plus million, or even the $155 million that just got gutted, it's...
I think Hawaii Island needs to self insure against volcanic disasters. But can only see kalakoa burning me in effigy if I were to suggest a tax to provide for that!
The state Senate Ways and Means Committee gutted and replaced at least two bills on Friday, including one affecting disaster relief for Hawaii County and another relating to a helicopter tax credit.
The move involves deleting the contents of a bill and replacing it with often unrelated legislation, and has been criticized for reducing transparency at the state Capitol.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean the original bill is dead.
Sen. Lorraine Inouye, who sits on the committee, said the bills were selected for gut and replace because other versions of the legislation are moving forward.
The disaster aid legislation gutted Friday, Senate Bill 166, initially provided the original ask from Hawaii County of $155 million to help Puna recover from last year’s Kilauea eruption.
The new contents of SB 166 address the state’s recruitment modernization program, according to a committee report.
A separate bill sponsored by Rep. Joy San Buenaventura in the House would provide the county $60 million in grants and loans.
That legislation, House Bill 1180, has cleared the House and passed first reading in the Senate.
A House committee declined to hear the companion bill to SB166 for the full $155 million request, indicating leaders in that chamber already rejected that proposal.
Full story at... https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/201...d-replace/
So to echo Chuckster - "can anyone list some specific legislative accomplishments of Joy's that have come to fruition"?
It looks like Joy's $60 million in grants and loans bill may win the prize.. though when compared to the original $800 plus million, or even the $155 million that just got gutted, it's...
I think Hawaii Island needs to self insure against volcanic disasters. But can only see kalakoa burning me in effigy if I were to suggest a tax to provide for that!