HB 565 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO DIVORCE.

Summary

Grants exclusive original jurisdiction in matters of divorce to the family court of the circuit in which an applicant is domiciled at the time the application is filed. Repeals the requirement that a person be domiciled or physically present in the State for a continuous period of at least six months before completing a divorce. Effective 7/1/3021. (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 22, 2021 Last action Feb 19, 2021

Floor votes · House Feb 19, 2021

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 51

Feb 19, 2021

D Democratic46

43 Yea 3

93% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 590) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 19, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (48-0-3)

house

Feb 16, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Todd, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi, Tokioka.

lower

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 25, 2021

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

23 primary · 0 co-sponsors