HI HB 900
died on adjournmentRELATING 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
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-03-04
Referred to HHS/JDC, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-03-04
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 129).
introduction,receipt
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
2025-02-28
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 969), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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
2025-02-21
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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
2025-02-13
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 623) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
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
2025-01-31
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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
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.
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
2025-01-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23
Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-21
Pending introduction.
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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
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1228
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