RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS AND RECORDS.
Summary
Authorizes any board that is subject to public agency meetings law to hold a closed meeting to consider statements and information obtained from witnesses or victims during the course of any investigation into the hire, evaluation, dismissal, or discipline of an officer or employee or of charges brought against the officer or employee, where consideration of matters affecting a witness' or victim's privacy will be involved. Effective 7/1/2112. (HD2)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Feb 2021
House Passage
Feb 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2021
Last action Feb 18, 2021
Floor votes · House Feb 9, 2021
How they voted
51–0
Passed
Total votes 51
Feb 9, 2021
D
Democratic46
100% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Feb 18, 2021
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) Gates excused (1).
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 398) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Todd, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Feb 9, 2021
Committee
Reported from GVR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 100) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
lower
Feb 9, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (51-0)
house
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on GVR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Wildberger, Cullen, Eli, Ichiyama, Mizuno, Woodson, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to GVR, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
lower
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Saiki
DDemocratic
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