SB 36 Hawaii Senate · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE INITIATION OF FELONY PROSECUTIONS.

Summary

Specifies that a person may be tried and sentenced for certain alleged felony offenses through the complaint and preliminary hearing process, indictment by grand jury, or by written information. Specifies that multiple attempts to initiate a felony prosecution for the same offense, either through the same initial charging method or an alternative method, or in different forums, shall not be permitted, except in certain circumstances.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Feb 2023

Senate Passage

Feb 2023

House Passage

Mar 2023

Signed into Law

Mar 2023

Introduced Jan 14, 2023 Signed Mar 23, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 9, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 234).

upper

Mar 7, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Holt, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ganaden; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.

lower

Feb 16, 2023

Committee

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 15

lower

Feb 2, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 5).

lower

Feb 2, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

upper

Jan 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 23, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-27-23 10:00AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 20, 2023

Committee

Referred to JDC.

upper

Jan 18, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2023

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

4 primary · 3 co-sponsors