HB 205 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO DISCLOSURE OF ATTORNEY-CLIENT AND ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS TO THE OMBUDSMAN.

Summary

Specifies that disclosure of communications by an agency to the ombudsman does not waive any existing attorney-client or attorney work-product privilege pertaining to those communications. Prohibits the ombudsman from disclosing privileged communications to others. Effective 7/1/2114. (HD1)

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 11, 2021

Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2021

How they voted

50–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Feb 11, 2021

D Democratic46

45 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 11, 2021

Committee

Reported from LMG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 148) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 11, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (50-0-1)

house

Feb 8, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on LMG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) D. Kobayashi, Mizuno, Belatti, Morikawa, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2021

Committee

Re-referred to LMG, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to LMG, JHA, 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