Hawaii Senate Bill 901 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Labor, Culture and the Arts Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to open at least one office in each county for claimants wishing to file for unemployment insurance in person. Requires state library employees to minimally assist claimants wishing to file for unemployment insurance using public access computers at the library. Requires the department of labor and industrial relations to hire or reassign staff to increase capacity of processing unemployment insurance claims. Requires the department to complete its computer upgrade and modification project within six months of this Acts passage.

Relating To The Department Of Labor And Industrial Relations.

Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]	Sen. Laura Acasio [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Kurt Fevella [R]
Sen. Dru Kanuha [D]	Sen. Chris Lee [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-12-10		Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
2021-01-29	Senate	Referred to LCA/EDU, WAM.
2021-01-25	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2021-01-22	Senate	Introduced.

HB634 (Same As) 2021-12-10 - Carried over to 2022 Regular Session.
SB901 (Carry Over) 2021-01-29 - Referred to LCA/EDU, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=901&year=2022
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/SB901_.HTM