HB 1779 Hawaii House · 2022 Regular Session

RELATING TO INCARCERATED WOMEN.

Summary

Appropriates funds for the second year of a program to train incarcerated women to be general education development tutors for their peers, provide college correspondence courses for women in the women's community correctional center, and provide reentry and transition services for women wanting to continue their education post incarceration. Enables partnerships with the Department of Education, University of Hawaii, and Department of Public Safety. Appropriates moneys. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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 21, 2022 Last action Feb 9, 2022

Floor votes · House Feb 9, 2022

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 50

Feb 9, 2022

D Democratic45

44 Yea 1

97% 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 9, 2022

Committee

Reported from CMV (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 126-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 9, 2022

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (48-0-2)

house

Feb 4, 2022

Lower · Passed

The committees on CMV recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ohno, Ganaden, Branco, B. Kobayashi, Kong, Morikawa, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.

lower

Jan 26, 2022

Committee

Referred to CMV, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 24, 2022

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2022

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

26 primary · 0 co-sponsors