HB 2509 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3 OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES.

Summary

Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for state justices and judges from seventy years to seventy-five years. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Apr 2024

House Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Apr 2024

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2024 Last action Apr 12, 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

Apr 11, 2024

Introduced

Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3 (Sen. Com. No. 2).

upper

Apr 11, 2024

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 11, 2024

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 672) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 11, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 11, 2024

Committee

Waived referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 18, 2024

Committee

Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3111) 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: 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

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

Notice of a bill proposing constitutional amendment in the form of (HD 1) transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3.

lower

Mar 1, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 55).

upper

Feb 29, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Ganaden, Souza, Tam voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 22, 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, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Aiu; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Nishimoto, Poepoe.

lower

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 556-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Evslin, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Ganaden, Souza; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takayama.

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.