HB 2159 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.

Summary

Part I: requires the Department of the Attorney General to assist with the preparation and filing of petitions for assisted community treatment and with the presentation of the case, unless declined by the petitioner. Part II: repeals language entitling the subject of a petition for assisted community treatment to legal representation by a public defender. Part III: provides a mechanism for the automatic screening of certain nonviolent defendants for involuntary hospitalization or assisted community treatment. Part IV: authorizes courts to require certain probation violators to undergo a mental health evaluation and treatment program as a condition of continued probation. Part V: allows a court to appoint an attorney for the subject of a petition for assisted community treatment if the interests of justice require one be appointed and makes permanent the orders to treat over objection law in sections 334-161 and 334-162, HRS. (SD2)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2024

House Passage

May 2024

Senate Passage

Apr 2024

Signed into Law

Jun 2024

Introduced Jan 19, 2024 Signed Jun 28, 2024

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

May 3, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with Representative(s) Ganaden, Kapela, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Hussey-Burdick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1).

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May 3, 2024

Introduced

House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

lower

Apr 11, 2024

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 9, 2024

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 561) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 9, 2024

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 2, 2024

Upper · Passed

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

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Mar 27, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-02-24 10:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

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Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3308) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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Mar 20, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

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Mar 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-24 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

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Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to HHS, JDC.

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Mar 7, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 312).

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Mar 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Hussey-Burdick voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Kapela voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 28, 2024

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kapela voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aiu, Garrett, Perruso, Takayama, Todd excused (5).

lower

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 558-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

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Feb 13, 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, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takayama.

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Feb 8, 2024

Committee

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 205-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

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Feb 7, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Takenouchi, Amato, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

Referred to HLT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

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Jan 22, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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Jan 19, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.

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