URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIVE HAWAIIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP A SUI GENERIS LEGAL SYSTEM TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT NATIVE HAWAIIAN CULTURAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, TRADITIONAL CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS, AND GENETIC RESOURCES.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Mar 8, 2019
Last action Apr 22, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 4, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
8
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 22, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 939) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 22, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
upper
Apr 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2185) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Shimabukuro, J.Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Ihara.
upper
Apr 10, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 04-16-19 1:15PM in conference room 414.
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to HWN.
upper
Apr 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 620).
upper
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto, Quinlan excused (2).
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2058), recommending adoption.
lower
Apr 3, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Lowen, McKelvey, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Creagan.
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, C. Lee excused (2).
lower
Mar 28, 2019
Committee
Reported from WLH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1843), recommending referral to JUD.
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on WLH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Todd, Tarnas, Wildberger, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Har, Lowen.
lower
Mar 14, 2019
Committee
Referred to WLH, JUD, referral sheet 33
lower
Mar 8, 2019
Introduced
Offered
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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