Hawaii State Legislature
2002 Legislative Session

HB2101 HD1

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Measure Title: RELATING TO VISITATION.
Report Title: Sibling Visitation Rights
Description: Authorizes reasonable visitation rights for siblings. Establishes criteria. Establishes rebuttable presumption in adoption of orphan cases that reasonable visitation by siblings is in the best interests of the foster or adopted child. (HB2101 HD1)
Package: Keiki Caucus
Companion:
Introducer(s): KAHIKINA, MORITA, LEONG, THIELEN, AHU ISA, CABREROS, CHANG, ARAKAKI, KAWAKAMI, Takumi
Current Referral:HSH, JHA

Date Status Text
1/23/2002HIntroduced
1/25/2002HPass First Reading
1/30/2002HReferred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 5
2/5/2002HBill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Friday, 02-08-02 at 8:30 am in House conference room 329.
2/8/2002HThe committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Kahikina, Kawakami, Arakaki, Takai, Yonamine, Auwae, McDermott, Stonebraker; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/12/2002HReported from the committee on HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 139-02) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on JHA.
2/12/2002HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting no and Representative(s) Kahikina, Kanoho, Leong, Rath, Souki, Takamine excused.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment