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HB 949 Hawaii House · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO FALSE CLAIMS TO THE STATE.

Summary
Amends false claims statute, section 661-21 (a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to increase civil monetary penalty minimum and maximum amounts to maintain consistency with federal law so that the State can continue to maximize it's recoveries in cases where State money is taken illegally and False Claims Act prosecution is successful.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2019 Last action Feb 13, 2019
Floor votes · House Feb 13, 2019

How they voted

46–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 51
Feb 13, 2019
D Democratic45
43 Yea 2
95% Yea
R Republican5
3 Yea 2
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 337), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 13, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (46-0-5)
house
Feb 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, McKelvey, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Creagan, Lowen, Thielen.
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-06-19.
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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