HB 631 Hawaii House · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO FINANCIAL HARDSHIP.

Summary

Provides courts with greater discretion to adjust the payment of fees or fines for violations of certain traffic offenses based on the person's inability to pay or financial circumstances. Decreases the imprisonment term to contumacious nonpayment ratio. Increases the amount of credit given to a person committed for contumacious nonpayment. (CD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Apr 2021

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Last action Jun 25, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Apr 7, 2021 · House Mar 9, 2021

How they voted

25–0

Passed

Total votes 25

Apr 7, 2021

D Democratic24

24 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican1

1 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 22, 2021

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-21.

upper

Apr 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 76).

upper

Apr 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 76) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Yamashita, D. Kobayashi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-22-21 2:30PM in conference room CR 325.

lower

Apr 19, 2021

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-21-21 2:30PM in conference room CR 325.

lower

Apr 8, 2021

Introduced

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 7, 2021

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 612) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 7, 2021

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 1, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 25, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2021

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Mar 24, 2021

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1091) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 16, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 11, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-21 9:15AM; Via Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Mar 11, 2021

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 240).

upper

Mar 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Sayama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 2, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) McDermott; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 11, 2021

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 187), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

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