RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT JUDGES.
SB 267 establishes one additional district court judgeship in the Third Circuit. This procedural bill directly affects the Third Circuit court system by creating a new judicial position, with no changes to laws or policies. The bill passed committee recommendation on January 28, 2025, with all five committee members voting in favor. It does not alter existing legal requirements or impact specific individuals or groups beyond the court's staffing structure.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 14, 2025
Last action Feb 6, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 66) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
upper
Jan 28, 2025
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, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Jan 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to JDC, WAM.
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 14, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
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