HI HB 560
passed one chamberRELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Appropriates funds to the Judiciary to support services contracted with community-based organizations that deliver essential services, streamline judicial processes, and support the judiciary's capacity to effectively meet the needs of vulnerable households. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- CHUNprimary
- EVSLINprimary
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- HOLTprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- LOWENprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MIYAKEprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TAKENOUCHIprimary
- TAMprimary
- TODDprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-03-19
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-19
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1143) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-03-14
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, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-13
The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-14-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
deferral
2025-03-07
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2025-03-06
Referred to JDC, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-03-06
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-03-06
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 256).
introduction,receipt
2025-03-04
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2025-02-28
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1139), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-25
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Reyes Oda, Ward.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-21
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-14
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-14
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 724) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-07
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Todd.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-04
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-07-25 2:05PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
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Votes
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-07 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Belatti: not voting
- Cochran: not voting
- Todd: not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-25 · pass · 13-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Yamashita: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Templo: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Kusch: not voting
- Reyes Oda: not voting
- Ward: not voting
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-03-14 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Rhoads: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Chang: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Awa: yes
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