HB 1608 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER.

Summary

Appropriates funds for four deputy public defender positions within the Office of the Public Defender and requires that one of the positions be assigned to the family court section. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 4/14/2112. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2024 Last action Mar 21, 2024

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2024

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3177) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2024

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, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 8, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-24 10:00AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 195).

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Nishimoto, Poepoe.

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 82-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2024

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

17 primary · 0 co-sponsors