RELATING TO LAND.
Summary
Requires the land court to accept a valid government-issued photographic identification issued by the United States, this State, or another state as evidence to prove full name. Requires land court to give full faith and credit to public acts, judgments, and orders of other states that recognize name changes by usage or other method. (SD1)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Feb 15, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
upper
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from GVO/WTL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 602) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) L. Thielen, Inouye, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Baker.
upper
Feb 14, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WTL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WTL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Nishihara, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Riviere.
upper
Feb 11, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on GVO/WTL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-19 2:45PM in conference room 225.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to GVO/WTL, JDC.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CK
Clarence K. Nishihara
DDemocratic
P
Dru Kanuha
DDemocratic
P
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
P
Maile Shimabukuro
DDemocratic
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