SB 261 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO JURY DUTY.

Summary

Increases the amount each juror or prospective juror is paid for each day of actual attendance at court. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB261 → SB261_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

SB 261 was updated from its original version to a Senate Draft 1 version, primarily changing the effective date from July 1, 2025 to April 23, 2057 (likely a clerical error), and modifying the funding appropriation section to remove the specific dollar amount ($684,385) while keeping the structure for future appropriations. The core jury compensation amounts ($30/day attendance, mileage, or bus fare) remain unchanged in the legislative text.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding jury compensation eligibility and payment structure remains unchanged. The only substantive change is the effective date modification.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to April 23, 2057, which appears to be a clerical error as 2057 is over 30 years in the future.

FISCAL

The specific appropriation amount of $684,385 was removed from the funding section, leaving a blank space for future determination.

TECHNICAL

The document header and metadata were updated to reflect Senate Draft 1 status with different formatting and tracking information.

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Committee

Feb 4, 2025

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 10) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Jan 28, 2025

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) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors