SB 406 Hawaii Senate · 2023 Regular Session

RELATING TO CHILD VISITATION.

Summary

Allows the court to award reasonable visitation rights to a petitioning grandparent of a minor child when the child's parent is unable to exercise parental visitation due to death or incarceration and denial of reasonable grandparent visitation rights would cause significant harm to the child. Requires the court to follow best interest of the child procedures, considerations, and standards when granting grandparent visitation rights. Specifies that any person who violates the terms and conditions of a court order granting reasonable grandparent visitation rights are subject to sanctions. (HD2)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Apr 2023

House Passage

Apr 2023

Signed into Law

Jun 2023

Introduced Jan 20, 2023 Signed Jun 14, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Apr 18, 2023 · House Apr 3, 2023

How they voted

23–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Apr 18, 2023

D Democratic23

22 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican2

1 Yea 1 Nay

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 18, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella . 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

upper

Apr 17, 2023

Introduced

Reconsideration of action taken on 04-04-23 in disagreeing to the House amendments.

upper

Apr 4, 2023

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 4, 2023

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 542).

upper

Apr 3, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Kong.

lower

Mar 21, 2023

Committee

Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1405) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Mar 14, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Amato, Belatti, Ilagan, Takenouchi, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi.

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to HUS, JHA, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 159) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 1, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 24, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-01-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 15, 2023

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 317) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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 25, 2023

Committee

Referred to HHS, JDC.

upper

Jan 20, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

4 primary · 2 co-sponsors