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HB 671 Hawaii House · 2020 Regular Session

RELATING TO VETERANS SERVICES.

Summary
Provides that a surviving, unmarried, same-sex partner of a deceased veteran may be interred at any state veterans cemetery provided that the surviving partner provides a written formal request for waiver and evidence to the Secretary of Veteran Affairs that the couple would have married but for a state law prohibiting same-sex marriage. (HB671 HD2)
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019 Last action Dec 1, 2019
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Total actions
14
Key actions
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Committee
7
Feb 15, 2019
House · Referred to committee
Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5).
Feb 15, 2019
House · Referred to committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 746) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
Feb 14, 2019
House · Reported by committee
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Morikawa, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Say.
Feb 13, 2019
House · Reported by committee
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-19.
Feb 5, 2019
House · Referred to committee
Reported from PVM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 56) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
Jan 30, 2019
House · Reported by committee
The committees on PVM recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Gates, D. Kobayashi, Kong, Nishimoto, Ohno; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
Jan 24, 2019
House · Referred to committee
Referred to PVM, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5
Jan 22, 2019
House · Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Jan 18, 2019
House · Introduced
Pending introduction.
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