HB 1537 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE CHILDREN'S JUSTICE PROGRAM.

Summary

Updates the purpose of the children's justice program to include investigation and management of cases involving suspected or confirmed child sex trafficking, commercial sexual exploitation of children, other child maltreatment, and child witnesses to crime or violence. Makes conforming amendments.

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Feb 2022

House Passage

Feb 2022

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2022 Last action Feb 11, 2022

Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2022

How they voted

49–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 50

Feb 11, 2022

D Democratic45

45 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican4

3 Yea 1

75% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 11, 2022

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 210-22), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 2022

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (49-0-1)

house

Feb 1, 2022

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, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Todd, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) LoPresti.

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 20, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 19, 2022

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors