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Senate approves four House bills on third reading, votes to disagree with House amendments and confirms nominees
Summary
During floor session the Hawaii Senate passed four House bills on third reading (relating to animal cruelty, procurement, midwives and controlled substances), voted to disagree to a set of House amendments (House communications 626–703) and confirmed nominees sent in governor's messages.
The Hawaii Senate on the floor passed four House bills on third reading and carried a separate motion to disagree with amendments proposed by the House to a set of Senate bills, the chamber recorded during the session.
The bills passed on third reading included House Bill 698, Senate Draft 2 (relating to animal cruelty); House Bill 1155, Senate Draft 2 (relating to procurement); House Bill 1194, Senate Draft 3 (relating to midwives); and House Bill 1482, Senate Draft 3 (relating to controlled substances). The clerk recorded passage for each bill during the roll call for third reading.
Vote tallies stated on the floor included: HB 698 SD2 — "22 ayes and 2 noes"; HB 1155 SD2 — "22 ayes, 2 noes"; HB 1194 SD3 — "20 ayes, 4 noes." The transcript records named no or reservation votes for several members in connection with these items (see actions[] for details). For HB 1482 SD3 the transcript records named senators registering no votes (Senator Awa and Senator Descartes) but does not include a full tally in the public record excerpt.
Separately, Senator Wakai moved that "the Senate disagree to the amendments proposed by the House to the Senate bills referenced in House communications numbers 626 to 703." Senator de de court seconded the motion. The presiding officer asked for objections and, hearing none, announced the motion carried; the clerk noted that "countries will be named at a later date" (the transcript uses that phrasing).
The clerk also reported on advise-and-consent items and governor's messages; the Senate recorded that nominees referenced in the governor's messages were confirmed by unanimous consent when no objections were raised, as reflected in the transcript.
The chair opened and closed discussion on several items with members registering reservations or no votes; where the transcript names individuals registering reservations or no votes those names are noted in the actions[] records below. The session concluded with a motion by Senator Wakai to stand in recess leaving the journal open until 5:00 p.m. for receipt of any Senate bills that passed third reading in the House in amended form; that motion was seconded and carried.
