RELATING TO CRIMINAL DEFENSE.
Summary
Establishes a post-conviction relief task force to review and propose potential updates to Hawaii's laws and court rules regarding post-conviction relief. (SB2 HD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2019
Last action Apr 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 721).
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Morikawa, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Say; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Yamane.
lower
Mar 29, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-02-19 at 2:00pm.
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-29-19 at 2:00PM.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to JUD, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 30).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Gabbard, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-19 9:00AM in conference room 016.
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Committee
Referred to JDC.
upper
Jan 17, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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