SB 758 Hawaii Senate · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO MARIJUANA.

Summary

Increases from three grams to thirty grams: (1) the minimum amount of marijuana that a defendant must possess to be charged with a petty misdemeanor; and (2) the maximum amount of marijuana that a defendant convicted of possessing marijuana could have possessed without being disqualified from the subsequent expungement of the record of that conviction. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Mar 2021

Senate Passage

Mar 2021

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Last action Mar 11, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2021

How they voted

24–1

Passed

Total votes 25

Mar 9, 2021

D Democratic24

23 Yea 1 Nay

95% 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

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to HHH, JHA/CPC, FIN, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 266) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Misalucha). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 2, 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

Feb 25, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-02-21 9:35AM; Via Videoconference.

upper

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

upper

Feb 18, 2021

Committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 326) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 16, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, English, Baker, Riviere, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 12, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-16-21 1:00PM; Via Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to PSM, JDC.

upper

Jan 22, 2021

Introduced

Introduced.