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HB 2656 Hawaii House · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO ACCESS TO JUSTICE.

Summary
Establishes the Hawaii justice league program to provide partial loan repayments on behalf of eligible lawyers that pursue public interest work in Hawaii. Provides for loan repayments by the University of Hawaii William S. Richardson School of Law. Establishes the Hawaii justice league revolving fund. Makes an appropriation. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2020 Last action Mar 3, 2020
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
9
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to HRE, WAM/JDC.
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 106).
upper
Feb 27, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Wildberger, McDermott.
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, Takayama excused (2).
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 541-20), recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Perruso, Say, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima, Takayama.
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-11-20 2:01pm.
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Reported from LHE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 64-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Quinlan, DeCoite, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Morikawa, Ohno, Tarnas, Tokioka, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to LHE, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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