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SB 276 Hawaii Senate · 2018 Regular Session

RELATING TO JUDGES.

Summary
Authorizes the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to establish district family courts. Increases the number of judges of the District Court of the Second Circuit from three to four judges. Makes housekeeping amendments to laws relating to the composition of judges of the circuit courts, district courts, and family courts. (SB276 HD1)
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Last action Mar 15, 2018
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
40
Key actions
2
Committee
16
Amendments
1
Apr 28, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 5:00PM in conference room 325.
Apr 28, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 2:05PM in conference room 325.
Apr 28, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-17 11:30AM in conference room 325.
Apr 25, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 2:00PM in conference room 325.
Apr 24, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-17 2:00PM in conference room 325.
Apr 11, 2017
Senate · Amendment offered
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Apr 11, 2017
Senate · Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 516).
Apr 7, 2017
House · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har, Oshiro voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ohno, Saiki excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
Apr 4, 2017
House · Reported by committee
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Choy, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
Mar 24, 2017
House · Referred to committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1288) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
Mar 22, 2017
House · Reported by committee
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Johanson, Morikawa, Nakashima, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Oshiro; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, C. Lee.
Mar 9, 2017
House · Referred to committee
Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 27
Mar 7, 2017
House · Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 110) in amended form (SD 1).
Mar 7, 2017
Senate · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Feb 27, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, English, Galuteria, Harimoto, K. Kahele, Riviere, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Taniguchi ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Inouye, Wakai.
Feb 24, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-17 9:35AM in conference room 211.
Feb 17, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Feb 17, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 429) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Feb 8, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
Feb 1, 2017
Senate · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-17 9:10AM in conference room 016.
Jan 23, 2017
Senate · Referred to committee
Referred to JDL, WAM.
Jan 20, 2017
Senate · Introduced
Introduced.
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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