HB 553 Hawaii House · 2017 Regular Session

RELATING TO CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS' FITNESS TO PROCEED.

Summary

Provides that the court may appoint one qualified examiner instead of three, to evaluate a criminal defendant's fitness to proceed or regaining fitness to proceed in all penal cases and removes the requirement that examiner shall be from within the Department of Health. On July 1, 2022, the requirement shall be three qualified examiners for felony cases and one examiner in non-felony cases. One of the examiners shall be from within the Department of Health. (HB553 HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Mar 2017

Senate Passage

Mar 2017

Governor

Introduced Jan 20, 2017 Last action Mar 10, 2017

Floor votes

How they voted

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

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Committee

Mar 10, 2017

Committee

Re-Referred to CPH, JDL.

legislature

Mar 9, 2017

Committee

Referred to JDL, CPH.

legislature

Mar 9, 2017

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 271).

legislature

Mar 7, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen, Tupola, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

legislature

Feb 7, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Johanson, C. Lee, Morikawa, Nakashima, Oshiro, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Thielen; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

legislature

Jan 25, 2017

Committee

Referred to JUD, referral sheet 3

legislature

Jan 20, 2017

Introduced

Pending introduction.

legislature

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors