RELATING TO CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINTS.
Summary
Amends requirements for child passengers. Requires rear facing child safety seats for children under two years of age. Raises certain fines for violations. Effective upon approval. (SD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2020
Last action May 12, 2020
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
11
May 12, 2020
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
upper
May 12, 2020
Committee
Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3442) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
upper
Mar 9, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, English.
upper
Mar 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-09-20 1:15PM in conference room 225.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to TRS, JDC.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 159).
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, DeCoite, Holt, Thielen excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 25, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Lowen, McKelvey, Perruso, Say, Takayama, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Creagan, Nakashima, Yamane.
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-25-20 at 2:30pm.
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to TRN, JUD, referral sheet 27
lower
Feb 5, 2020
Committee
Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 100-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Aquino, Hashimoto, Brower, Cullen, Matayoshi, Woodson, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Committee
Referred to TRN, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 4
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 17, 2020
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
P
Lynn DeCoite
DDemocratic
P
VO
Val Okimoto
RRepublican
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