SB 655 Hawaii Senate · 2017 Regular Session

RELATING TO MEDIA ACCESS.

Summary

Allows the news media, under certain conditions, to access areas that are closed pursuant to emergency management powers of the Governor and Mayor. Limits the liability of the Senate and counties. Specifies that the State, counties, and designated emergency management authority are not responsible for providing logistical support to media accessing emergency areas. (CD1)

Bill status signed all 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Apr 2017

Senate Passage

Mar 2017

Signed into Law

Jul 2017

Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Signed Jul 12, 2017

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jul 12, 2017

Signed into law

Act 168, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).

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Jul 12, 2017

Signed into law

Act 168, 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1282).

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Apr 27, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 79) as amended in (CD 1).

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Apr 27, 2017

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17.

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Apr 27, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 79).

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Apr 27, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, San Buenaventura, LoPresti, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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Apr 27, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai.

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Apr 27, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 4:35PM in conference room 312.

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Apr 26, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-17 2:00PM in conference room 312.

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Apr 7, 2017

Introduced

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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Apr 7, 2017

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 468).

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Apr 6, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Oshiro, Saiki, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

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Mar 29, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Johanson, C. Lee, Morikawa, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Oshiro; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima, McDermott.

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Mar 22, 2017

Committee

Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1199) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.

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Mar 16, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The committees on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, LoPresti, Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Ing, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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Mar 9, 2017

Committee

Referred to PBS, JUD, referral sheet 27

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Mar 7, 2017

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 222) in amended form (SD 2).

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Mar 7, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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Mar 1, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Gabbard.

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Feb 23, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The committee(s) on JDL will hold a public decision making on 03-01-17 9:15AM in conference room 016.

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Feb 17, 2017

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.

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Feb 17, 2017

Committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 444) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDL.

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Feb 14, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Ihara, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Baker.

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Feb 10, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-17 2:00PM in conference room 229.

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Jan 23, 2017

Committee

Referred to PSM, JDL.

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Jan 20, 2017

Introduced

Introduced.

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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors