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HI HB 900

died on adjournment

RELATING TO CHILD WELFARE SERVICES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

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)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Status date
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • MARTENprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-03-04

    Referred to HHS/JDC, WAM.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-04

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-03-04

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

    introduction,receipt

  5. 2025-02-28

    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.

    passage

  6. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 969), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  7. 2025-02-24

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2025-02-21

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 2025-02-13

    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).

    passage,referral-committee

  10. 2025-02-13

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

  11. 2025-02-05

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-01-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2025-01-30

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  14. 2025-01-30

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

  15. 2025-01-28

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-01-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 2025-01-23

    Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  18. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  19. 2025-01-21

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-01-28 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Alcos: not voting
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-05 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Cochran: not voting
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-24 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Ward: not voting

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