SB 128 Hawaii Senate · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO LEGAL REPRESENTATION.

Summary

Clarifies that the attorney general shall represent the legislature, house of legislature, and individual legislators acting in the course and scope of employment unless the legislature, house of the legislature, or individual legislators decline representation. Requires the respective house to provide, at their own cost, legal representation for any member who is subject to suit arising from acts or omissions made in the course and scope of employment if the member declines representation by the attorney general, unless the member also declines representation from the house to which the legislator is a member. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2019

Committee Review

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Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Feb 15, 2019

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Committee

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 15, 2019

Committee

Reported from JDC/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 490) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 12, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, Kanuha ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, Fevella.

upper

Feb 12, 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, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Feb 6, 2019

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-19 10:35AM in conference room 016.

upper

Jan 22, 2019

Committee

Referred to JDC/GVO, WAM.

upper

Jan 18, 2019

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors