SB 2443 HD 1

RELATING TO FAMILIES

By Senator(s) CHUN OAKLAND / TAM; Anderson, Buen, Chumbley, Iwase, Kanno, Kawamoto, Nakata

Subjects: Keiki Caucus

Keywords: CHILD ABUSE, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, HUMAN SERVICES, MINORS, POLICE

Report Title: Child Protection

Description: Requires child abuse to be reported to either DHS or the police departments. Exempts the Department of Human Services from the requirement to prepare medical history forms and obtain releases for these forms from a child's natural parents if the exemption will expedite the adoption process and it is in the child's best interest. (SB2443 HD1)

 1-21-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        S Referred to 1. HHS 2. TIA                                
 1-28-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by HHS on 02-02-00 at
                  2:00 p.m. in conference room 229
 2- 2-00        S The committee on HHS recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2- 2-00        S The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chun Oakland, Levin, Anderson; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes: Senator(s) ;
                  and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Iwase, Fukunaga
 2-17-00        S Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2145) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to TIA
 2-17-00        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to TIA.
 2-22-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by TIA on 02-29-00 at
                  1:00 p.m. in conference room 212.
 2-29-00        S The committee on TIA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-29-00        S The votes in TIA were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Kawamoto, Buen, D. Ige, Iwase, Taniguchi, Slom; Ayes        
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda,
                  Inouye
 3- 3-00        S Reported from TIA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2645) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 3- 3-00        S 24 hours notice 03-07-00                                 
 3- 7-00        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25. 
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 7-00        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 7-00        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 164)                 
 3- 9-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3- 9-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. HSH 2. JHA ,
                  referral sheet 29
 3-17-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Monday,
                  03-20-00 at 10:00 - 12:00 Noon in House conference
                  room 329.
 3-20-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 03-22-00.
 3-22-00        H The committee on HSH recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 3-22-00        H The votes in HSH were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Arakaki, Kahikina, Lee, Santiago, Stegmaier, Leong,         
                  McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none
                  Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Kawakami
 3-24-00        H Reported from the committee on HSH (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1023-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on JHA
 3-24-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on JHA
 3-24-00        H The vote was as follows:  48 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Okamura, Pendleton,         
                  Takamine excused