HB 900 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

Summary

Establishes a working group for legal services for youth in the child welfare system within the Judiciary. Appropriates funds for the working group. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Mar 4, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB900_HD1 → HB900_HD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill update shifts the reporting deadline for the new working group from the 2026 legislative session to 2027, extending the timeline for developing legal services for youth. It also adds a new representative from the Department of Human Services to the group and clarifies that group members can use funds for site visits and report drafting. These changes aim to broaden the group's expertise and provide more time to finalize recommendations for improving child welfare legal support.

Scope change

The bill now includes a representative from the Department of Human Services child welfare branch and extends the deadline for the working group's final report to the 2027 legislative session.

SCOPE

Added a new voting member representing the Department of Human Services child welfare branch to the working group.

TIMELINE

Extended the deadline for the working group to submit its final report and recommendations from the 2026 legislative session to the 2027 legislative session.

FISCAL

Clarified that appropriated funds can be used for group members to conduct site visits and assist with drafting the final report.

TECHNICAL

Updated internal bill metadata, including the hearing designation from HD1 to HD2 and adjusted version control numbers.

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 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS/JDC, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 129).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 623) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 6) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

18 primary · 0 co-sponsors