SB 2685 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO ABUSIVE LITIGATION.

Summary

Beginning 1/1/2026, establishes judicial procedures to prevent and remedy abusive litigation. Requires the courts to create new forms by 1/1/2025. Requires the Judiciary to provide training to judges by 7/1/2025. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Governor

Introduced Jan 19, 2024 Last action Mar 22, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Mar 5, 2024 · House Mar 22, 2024

How they voted

25–0

Passed

Total votes 25

Mar 5, 2024

D Democratic23

23 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican2

2 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1324-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 22, 2024

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (45-3-3)

house

Mar 20, 2024

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, Evslin, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ganaden; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Souza.

lower

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 173) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 5, 2024

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 1, 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

Jan 30, 2024

Committee

Re-Referred to JDC.

upper

Jan 26, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-01-24 9:00AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

Referred to JDC, WAM.

upper

Jan 19, 2024

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 2 co-sponsors