HB 1837

RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

By Representative(s) CATALANI / MORITA / LEONG / MARUMOTO / LEE / YOSHINAGA / KAWAKAMI / THIELEN / AUWAE / MEYER / LUKE / CASE / TAKAI / TAKUMI / ARAKAKI / SCHATZ / OSHIRO, M.; Menor, Morihara, Santiago

Companion Bill: SB 2065

Subjects: Women's Legislative Caucus

Keywords: AGED, CHILD ABUSE, CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, ELDERLY ABUSE, MINORS, OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY, PENAL CODE, SENTENCING, SEX ABUSE, SPOUSE ABUSE

Report Title: Abuse of Family/Household Mbrs

Description: Creates three new classes of offenses for abuse of family or household members; authorizes police to order person to leave premises if officer has reasonable grounds to believe infliction of abuse is imminent; repeals current law on abuse of family or household members, section 709-906, HRS.

 1-20-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-21-00        H Referred to the committee on JHA, referral sheet 2       
 2- 7-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday,
                  02-15-00 at 2:30 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-15-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.
 2-24-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday,
                  02-29-00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-29-00        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-29-00        H The votes in JHA were as follows:11 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Hamakawa, Saiki, Cachola, Garcia, Lee, Morita,
                  Takumi, Auwae, Pendleton, Thielen, Whalen; Ayes with        
                  reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 4
                  Excused: Rep.(s) Chang, Hiraki, Kaho`ohalahala,
                  Yoshinaga