URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION TO CLARIFY THE STATUS OF MIGRANTS UNDER THE COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION FOR PURPOSES OF THE REAL ID ACT OF 2005 TO PROMOTE FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW AND URGING THE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES TO DELINEATE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION STATUS AS A SPECIFIC CATEGORY IN THE SYSTEMATIC ALIEN VERIFICATION FOR ENTITLEMENTS SYSTEM.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Apr 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2018
Last action Apr 13, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Apr 13, 2018
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Fukumoto, C. Lee, McKelvey, Mizuno, Woodson excused (5).
lower
Apr 13, 2018
Committee
Reported from VMI (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1991-18), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Apr 12, 2018
Lower · Passed
The committees on VMI recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) LoPresti, Fukumoto, Cachola, Choy, Ito, Onishi; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Ohno, Tokioka, Woodson, Ward.
lower
Apr 10, 2018
Committee
Referred to VMI, FIN, referral sheet 53
lower
Apr 5, 2018
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 535) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 5, 2018
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 4, 2018
Upper · Passed
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3403) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Mar 27, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Gabbard, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 23, 2018
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
upper
Mar 15, 2018
Committee
Referred to JDC.
upper
Mar 9, 2018
Introduced
Offered.
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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