HB 438 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO DUE PROCESS PROTECTIONS.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 14, 2025
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MODERATE
HB 438 was revised from House District 1 to House District 2, resulting in significant substantive changes to the bill's structure and content. The revision reorganized the statutory language, added new sections, and modified eligibility criteria and reporting requirements for the proposed immigration legal services program.
Scope change
The bill's scope expanded to include new statutory sections and modified the reporting requirements for program outcomes, while maintaining the core purpose of providing legal representation for immigration proceedings.
REQUIREMENT

Added Section 3 to designate existing HRS sections 601-1 through 601-21 as Part I, entitled 'General Provisions', which was not present in the original version.

Added Section 5 to set the effective date of the Act to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error date that differs from the original version.

Modified the annual reporting requirements in Section 2 to include 'outcomes of the cases' as a specific reporting metric, expanding the original reporting requirements.

ELIGIBILITY

Modified eligibility criteria in Section 2 to clarify that the program serves individuals whose income is at or below 250% of the federal poverty level for Hawaii, with exceptions for extraordinary circumstances.

FISCAL

Modified the appropriation language in Section 4 to specify that funds shall be expended by the judiciary for the purposes of the Act, adding clarity to fund usage.

TECHNICAL

The revision includes formatting changes, header updates, and document metadata typical of legislative processing, including changes to bill numbering from HD1 to HD2.

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Total actions
11
Key actions
2
Committee
6
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
lower
Feb 14, 2025
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 726) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 122) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Jan 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
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