RELATING TO THE CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.
Summary
Establishes within the Office of Wellness and Resilience the Malama Ohana Working Group to seek, design, and recommend transformative changes to the State's existing child welfare system. Allows the Office to contract with an administrative facilitator to provide necessary support for the working group. Requires the Malama Ohana Working Group to report to the Legislature. (CD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Jan 19, 2023
Signed Jun 14, 2023
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
18
Committee
18
Amendments
2
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Lowen, Martinez excused (2).
lower
May 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).
upper
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 172) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
May 2, 2023
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-04-23.
upper
May 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 172).
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Kobayashi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 28, 2023
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) San Buenaventura, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-23 at 04:30pm in Conference Room 309.
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 1:30PM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 4:35PM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-26-23 4:35PM in conference room 329.
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 729).
upper
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto, Ward.
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1428) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Amato, Belatti, Ilagan, Takenouchi, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to HUS, FIN, referral sheet 17
lower
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 22) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Feb 21, 2023
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
Feb 15, 2023
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, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, Moriwaki.
upper
Feb 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-15-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 7, 2023
Committee
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 64) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Jan 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Jan 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to HHS, WAM.
upper
Jan 19, 2023
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
9 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Angus McKelvey
DDemocratic
P
Chris Lee
DDemocratic
P
Donovan Dela Cruz
DDemocratic
P
Dru Kanuha
DDemocratic
P
Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran
DDemocratic
P
Henry Aquino
DDemocratic
P
Karl Rhoads
DDemocratic
P
Sharon Moriwaki
DDemocratic
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
Co
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
Co
Michelle Kidani
DDemocratic
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