HB 1759 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO LEGAL SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME IMMIGRANTS.

Summary

Appropriates funds to the judiciary to contract with nonprofit organizations to provide legal counsel and assistance to lowincome immigrants. Effective 7/1/2088. (SD2)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2022

Committee Review

Apr 2022

House Passage

Mar 2022

Senate Passage

Apr 2022

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2022 Last action Apr 19, 2022

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 14, 2022

Introduced

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 12, 2022

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 787) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 12, 2022

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 5, 2022

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 1, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-05-22 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

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

upper

Mar 24, 2022

Committee

Reported from JDC/HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3452) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 22, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, Fevella.

upper

Mar 22, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HMS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Acasio, Misalucha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.

upper

Mar 16, 2022

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC/HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-22 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 11, 2022

Committee

Referred to JDC/HMS, WAM.

upper

Mar 8, 2022

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 153).

upper

Mar 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, McDermott, Nakashima excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Todd, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.

lower

Feb 15, 2022

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 379-22), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 3, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, Nakamura, Takumi, Todd, Tokioka; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) McKelvey; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) LoPresti, Lowen, Ward.

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 24, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2022

Introduced

Pending introduction.