House Floor

Will the House come to order? Mr. Clerk, please call the roll.

[Roll call]

Madam Speaker, 48 Members are present. Two are excused.

Item number two, reading of the Journal. Representative Morikawa. Madam Speaker, may this matter be deferred. So ordered. Item number three. Messages from the Governor. Mr. Clerk, are there any messages from the Governor?

Madam Speaker, there are none.

Item number four. Senate Communications. Mr. Clerk, are there any Senate communications?

Yes, Madam Speaker. We are in receipt of communications returning the noted House bills, both having passed third reading in the Senate. We are in further receipt of communications, transmitting the noted Senate Concurrent Resolutions, all having been adopted in the Senate.

Members, any introductions? Representative Garrett.

Thank you. Madam Speaker, may I be permitted two introductions?

Please proceed.

Thank you. First, I'd like to introduce my awesome staff in the gallery, who helped me be my most productive self in meeting the needs of the 22nd district. You can stand when I call your name. Takemi is my office manager. Ren is the Committee Clerk for Higher Education. And Connie is my legislative aide.

Thanks for all you do, and welcome to your House of Representatives. And secondly, I'd like to introduce the delegation to their left, which is a group from University Lab School Junior Bose, which is located in my district. We had a great time this morning touring the Capitol.

Got to visit the Governor's office and talk to one of their famous alums, Brooke Wilson, the Governor's Chief of Staff. Staff. So with us today are class representatives from grade 7 to 12 of their student council. And joining them today are two of their teachers, Ms. Alyssa and Ms. Emory. If you could all rise to be recognized.

And also, welcome to your House of Representatives. Madam Speaker, may I enter their names into the journal? So ordered. Thank you.

Members, any further introductions? Okay, if there are no Further introductions. We'll move on to the order of the day. Item number five, Reports of Standing Committees. Representative Todd.

Madam Speaker, I move to adopt Standing Committee report numbers 1737 through 1740 as listed on page 2, and that the accompanying House Resolutions and House Concurrent Resolutions be adopted.

Representative Morikawa Madam Speaker, I second the motion. Members will be taking up discussion of companion measures in Tandem, beginning with Standing Committee reports numbers 1737 and 1738. Discussion 1739 and 1740. Okay. Members will be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried.

Representative Todd Madam Speaker, I move to adopt Standing Committee report numbers 1741 and 1742 is listed on page three, and that the accompanying Senate Bill is as amended past second reading and be placed on the calendar for third reading.

Representative Morikawa and the Speaker, I second the motion. Any discussion on these items beginning with Standing Committee report number 1741. 1742. Representative Pierrick no vote so ordered. Okay. Members will be taking a voice vote. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried. Representative Morikawa for the motion to suspend the rules.

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules of the House in order to consider certain. Consider certain Senate Bill for third reading by consent Calendar.

Representative Garcia

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Any questions? All those in favor say Aye. All those opposed say no. The motion is carried.

Representative Todd Madam Speaker, I move to adopt Standing Committee report number 1743, assisted on page three, and that the accompanying Senate Bill pass third reading. Representative Morikawa

Madam Speaker, I second the motion.

Members, any discussion on Standing Committee report number 1743? Okay. Seeing no discussion, Representative Morikawa for the vote.

Madam Speaker, on the measure before us, all majority Members vote aye. Representative Garcia.

Madam Speaker, on the measure before us, all minority Members vote aye.

I have all votes been cast. Said bill passes third reading. Members, please note the 48 hour notice for standing Committee reports numbers 1744 through 1746 as listed on pages 3 and 4. Item number six, announcements. Members, are there any announcements? Representative Shimizu.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. In a gesture and attempt to foster goodwill with all of the representatives, Representative from Aiea and myself are planning a fellowship lunch April 9, and you are all invited. I will send an email to give you some of the details, but I would love to see all of you there.

Thank you, Representative Takayama.

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Just a reminder to all Members that our office is open and looking forward to your donations for our YWCA Dress for Success donation drive.

We have lots of room in my office we have about a dozen or so bags I hate to say this but there are more Senator offices that have donated than house offices so we have to keep up and outpace them so we have lots of room in my office, believe me so bring them on by we'll accept your donations all of this week thank you very much.

Challenge accepted Representative Takayama Representative Olds.

Thank you Madam Speaker I just want to invite the body upstairs in the rotunda of the Hawaii Bicycle League. Our are set up so go learn about e-bikes and have some fun.

Members any Representative Lee

Know that Tomorrow afternoon from 3 to 5pm we'll be celebrating 50 years of freedom for the refugees from Vietnam who came over during the 70s and 80s of civil unrest we will have the Royal Hawaiian Band playing Governor Green and Mayor Blangiardi will be there through all of the work of a constituent of mine and not so much myself but our office will be sponsoring it There'll be food at the end by the tour so please come celebrate with us.

Thank you Representative Lee where will that be?

Thank you in the rotunda thank you.

Members any further announcements? If not seeing none represented Morikawa for. The motion to adjourn Madam Speaker I move that this House stand adjourned until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.

Representative Garcia Madam Speaker, I second the motion all those in favor say aye all those opposed say no.

The motion is really good. The motion is carried. The House stands adjourned until 12 o'clock noon tomorrow.