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SB 701 Hawaii Senate · 2019 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE.

Summary
Directs OHA to convene a task force to determine appropriate sources for authenticating and verifying appropriate Hawaiian language usage and syntax in public documents, letterhead, emblems, and symbols and establish a process for review. Requires OHA to report to the 2020 Legislature. (SB701 HD1)
Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Mar 21, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2019 · House Mar 15, 2019

How they voted

24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Mar 5, 2019
D Democratic24
23 Yea 1
95% Yea
R Republican1
1 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
16
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cabanilla Arakawa, Holt, Tokioka, Yamane excused (5).
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1531), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 19, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Creagan, Lowen, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Brower, McKelvey, Morikawa, Yamane.
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-19-19.
lower
Mar 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from WLH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1353) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Mar 15, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (47-0-4)
house
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on WLH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Todd, Har, Lowen, Tarnas, Wildberger, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Referred to WLH, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 27
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 221) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 21, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kim, Fevella.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-21-19 9:00AM in conference room 016.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from HWN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 576) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HWN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HWN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Ihara, J.Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Fevella.
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HWN deferred the measure until 02-13-19 1:16PM in conference room 016.
upper
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HWN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-19 1:16PM in conference room 016.
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Committee
Re-Referred to HWN, JDC.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to HWN/LCA, JDC.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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