HB 248 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS.

Summary

Authorizes members of secular or non-religious organizations to solemnize marriages and civil unions. Requires every person or society licensed to solemnize marriages or civil unions to pay a fee for each marriage ceremony or civil union solemnization performed within the State. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2021

House Passage

Mar 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2021 Last action Mar 11, 2021

Floor votes · House Mar 9, 2021

How they voted

50–1

Passed

Total votes 51

Mar 9, 2021

D Democratic46

46 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican4

3 Yea 1 Nay

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to JDC.

upper

Mar 11, 2021

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 204).

upper

Mar 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd.

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to 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