SB 1074 Hawaii Senate · 2023 Regular Session

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AMEND THE MANNER IN WHICH JUSTICES AND JUDGES ARE APPOINTED, CONSENTED TO, AND RETAINED.

Summary

Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii relating to the appointment of justices and judges. Changes certain time periods for the appointment and senate consent to a justice or judge. Mirrors the appointment and senate consent procedure for district court judges with the appointment and senate consent procedure for supreme court justices and intermediate court of appeals and circuit court judges. (HD1)

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Last action Mar 20, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Mar 7, 2023 · House Mar 20, 2023

How they voted

23–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Mar 7, 2023

D Democratic23

22 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican2

1 Yea 1 Nay

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Mar 20, 2023

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1333) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 20, 2023

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (48-0-3)

house

Mar 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 13, 2023

Introduced

Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3 (Sen. Com. No. 1).

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 349) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 28, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 23, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 15, 2023

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 335) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 3, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Elefante, Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 30, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-23 9:30AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2023

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors