MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE VICTIM WITNESS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Summary
Appropriates funds as a grant-in-aid to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the Victim Witness Assistance Program. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Feb 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Dec 8, 2025
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MINOR
The bill was converted from a House bill to a Senate bill, changing the lead sponsor and bill number. The most significant substantive change is the appropriation amount, which was removed from the text and replaced with blank spaces, meaning the specific dollar figure must be filled in before the bill can be enacted. Additionally, the effective date of the law was drastically altered from July 1, 2025, to April 23, 2057, likely due to a clerical error given the 32-year gap.
Scope change
The bill now applies to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, with the funding amount currently unspecified in the text.
FISCAL
The specific appropriation amount of $736,785 was deleted and replaced with blank spaces, requiring a new amount to be specified.
TIMELINE
The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025, to April 23, 2057, which appears to be a significant clerical error.
TECHNICAL
The bill type was updated from House Bill (HB) to Senate Bill (SB), and the sponsor name was changed from Joseph Brown to Ainoa Naniole.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 10, 2025
Committee
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 194) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-25 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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
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