| Measure Title: | PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE I, SECTION 5, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION. |
| Report Title: | Amendments to the Hawaii Constitution (ConAm) |
| Description: | Proposes a constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to pass legislation: (1) permitting witnesses, including criminal defendants, to be impeached with evidence of prior felony convictions and convictions involving dishonesty; and (2) allowing criminal defendants' otherwise excludable statements to be admitted into evidence in criminal trials if the defendant testifies. |
| Package: | Governor's Package |
| Companion: | HB2372 |
| Introducer(s): | BUNDA (BR) |
| Current Referral: | JHW |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/26/2004 | S | Introduced. |
| 1/28/2004 | S | Passed First Reading. |
| 2/2/2004 | S | Referred to JHW. |
| 2/20/2004 | S | The committee on JHW has scheduled a public hearing on 02-27-04 at 9:00 am in conference room 229. |
| 2/23/2004 | S | The committee on JHW has rescheduled its public hearing to 03-01-04 at 9:00 am in conference room 229. |
| 3/1/2004 | S | The committee on JHW deferred the measure until 03-03-04 at 9:00 am in conference room 229. |
| 3/3/2004 | S | The committee(s) on JHW recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in JHW were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hanabusa, Chun Oakland, English, Ihara, Kawamoto; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Hogue ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. |
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment