RELATING TO EXEMPTIONS FROM JURY DUTY.
Summary
Exempts active members of the Hawaii emergency management agency and county emergency management agencies from jury duty. (HB954 HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2017
Committee Review
Mar 2017
Senate Passage
Mar 2017
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2017
Last action Mar 22, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
4
Committee
7
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDL.
legislature
Mar 22, 2017
Committee
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 962) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDL.
legislature
Mar 14, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) L. Thielen; and 0 Excused: none.
legislature
Mar 10, 2017
Legislature · Passed
The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-17 1:15PM in conference room 229.
legislature
Mar 9, 2017
Committee
Referred to PSM, JDL.
legislature
Mar 9, 2017
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 308).
legislature
Mar 7, 2017
Legislature · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) 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, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
legislature
Jan 27, 2017
Committee
Referred to JUD, referral sheet 4
legislature
Jan 23, 2017
Introduced
Pending introduction.
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TB
Tom Brower
DDemocratic
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