--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO THE VARIANCE REPORT." description: "Requires the Governor to submit summarized comparisons by department of the following for fiscal year 2017-2018 and fiscal year 2018-2019: (1) budgeted and actual/estimated expenditures for operating costs, with breakdowns by cost elements and means of financing; and (2) the position ceiling and number of positions filled or estimated to be filled. Requires this information to be submitted with the variance report for 2019, with a recommendation of whether similar information should be required in future variance reports. (CD1)" jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2017 Regular Session" identifier: "SB 712" citation: "Hawaii SB 712 (2017 Regular Session)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["B&F", "Variance Report", "Expenditures", "Position Counts"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["TOKUDA"] version_count: 2 action_count: 38 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2017-01-20" last_action: "2017-07-12" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd3a0289-1693-43c3-be89-c67bf1f92f16" source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=712&year=2017" source_hash: "9d59fec93a965caeef7aa811e065255f232367098c282ad56ca6272b602defd3" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"] --- # Hawaii SB 712 (2017 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE VARIANCE REPORT. Requires the Governor to submit summarized comparisons by department of the following for fiscal year 2017-2018 and fiscal year 2018-2019: (1) budgeted and actual/estimated expenditures for operating costs, with breakdowns by cost elements and means of financing; and (2) the position ceiling and number of positions filled or estimated to be filled. Requires this information to be submitted with the variance report for 2019, with a recommendation of whether similar information should be required in future variance reports. (CD1) ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **SB712** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB712_.HTM) 2. **SB712_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB712_CD1_.HTM) ## Votes - The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **2–0** (pass) · legislature - The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **9–0** (pass) · legislature - The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **15–0** (pass) · legislature - The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · legislature ## Sponsors - TOKUDA — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2017-01-20** Introduced. `introduction` - **2017-01-23** Passed First Reading. `reading-1` - **2017-01-23** Referred to WAM. `referral-committee` - **2017-01-30** The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-17 9:30AM in conference room 211. - **2017-02-03** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Taniguchi. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-03-02** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 543) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2017-03-02** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. - **2017-03-02** One Day Notice 03-03-17. - **2017-03-03** Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Gabbard). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2017-03-03** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 44). `introduction` - **2017-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1` - **2017-03-07** Referred to FIN, referral sheet 26 `referral-committee` - **2017-03-17** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-21-17 2:00PM in House conference room 308. - **2017-03-21** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Keohokalole, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1584) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2017-04-05** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - **2017-04-07** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ohno, Saiki excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2017-04-11** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 524). `introduction` - **2017-04-11** Senate disagrees with House amendments. - **2017-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 675). - **2017-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Luke Chair; Cullen, Tupola. - **2017-04-17** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 587). - **2017-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Tokuda Chair; English, Galuteria. - **2017-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 681). - **2017-04-19** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-21-17 2:00PM in conference room 309. - **2017-04-21** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, Galuteria; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2017-04-21** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tupola. - **2017-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 84). - **2017-04-28** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17. - **2017-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 84) as amended in (CD 1). - **2017-04-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-17. - **2017-05-02** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). - **2017-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - **2017-05-03** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 737). - **2017-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 642). - **2017-05-04** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt` - **2017-07-12** Act 169, 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283). `executive-signature` - **2017-07-12** Act 169, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1283). `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd3a0289-1693-43c3-be89-c67bf1f92f16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).