SB 236 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO VICTIM-COUNSELOR PRIVILEGE.

Summary

Expands the victim-counselor privilege under the Hawaiʻi Rules of Evidence to include confidential advocates employed by the University of Hawaiʻi. Increases the minimum number of hours of training a domestic violence victims' counselor must complete to be considered a victim counselor.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2023 Last action Dec 11, 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

Key actions

Committee

Mar 17, 2023

Committee

Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1275), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Mar 15, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Evslin, La Chica, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, Todd, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Garcia.

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to HET, JHA, FIN , referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 3, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 58).

lower

Mar 3, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Fevella, Fukunaga, Ihara). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 23, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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

Feb 21, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-23-23 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 13, 2023

Committee

Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 179) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 3, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2023

Committee

Referred to HRE, JDC.

upper

Jan 19, 2023

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors