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HB 295 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE.

Summary
Amends the definition of domestic abuse under Hawaii's insurance laws and domestic abuse protective order statutes to include emotional abuse between family or household members. Defines emotional abuse. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Apr 23, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2019 · House Mar 5, 2019

How they voted

22–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 25
Apr 4, 2019
D Democratic24
21 Yea 3
87% Yea
R Republican1
1 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 5, 2019
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 653) in amended form (SD 1).
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Kidani, Ruderman). Transmitted to House.
upper
Mar 14, 2019
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) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Gabbard ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Mar 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-19 9:30AM in conference room 016.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to JDC.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 363).
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) McKelvey, Okimoto, San Buenaventura, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) San Buenaventura; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey.
lower
Feb 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Ichiyama, Aquino, Cachola, Har, Kong, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Mizuno.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Referred to CPC/JUD, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
VO
Val Okimoto
RRepublican
HI
36