RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM JURY DUTY.
Summary
Exempts active members of the Hawaii emergency management agency and county emergency management agencies from jury duty. (HB954 HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Jan 2018
House Passage
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2017
Last action Jan 17, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
17
Key actions
4
Committee
8
Jan 17, 2018
Committee
Re-Referred to PSM, JDC.
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL.
upper
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 962) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDL.
upper
Mar 14, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) L. Thielen; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 10, 2017
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-17 1:15PM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to PSM, JDL.
upper
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 308).
upper
Mar 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 7, 2017
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Johanson, C. Lee, Morikawa, Nakashima, Oshiro, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 23, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TB
Tom Brower
DDemocratic
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