Hawaii State Legislature

Bill Status

SB948 SD1 HD1

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Measure Title:
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF NOMINEES FOR JUDICIAL VACANCIES.
Report Title:
Constitutional Amendment; Judicial Selection Commission
Description:
Reduces the number of nominees presented to the governor for various judicial vacancies from four to six nominees to three to five nominees. Requires Judicial Selection Commission to rank nominees. Requires Judicial Selection Commission to present to the chief justice between three and five nominees for vacancies in the district court. (SB948 HD1)
Package:
None
Companion:
Introducers:
HEE, Kokubun, Nishihara
Current Referral:
JUD, FIN
Date Status Text
1/19/2007SIntroduced.
1/22/2007SPassed First Reading.
1/24/2007SReferred to JDL.
2/1/2007SThe committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-07 at 9:00 am in conference room 229.
2/6/2007SThe committee(s) on JDL deferred the measure until 02-09-07 at 9:00 am in conference room 229.
2/9/2007SThe committee(s) on JDL deferred the measure until 02-12-07 at 9:00 am in conference room 229.
2/12/2007SThe committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hee, Kokubun, Inouye, Nishihara, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/15/2007SReported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 425) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2/15/2007SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2/15/2007S48 Hrs. Notice 02-20-07.
2/20/2007SPassed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Slom, Trimble). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Hemmings, Menor). Transmitted to House.
2/20/2007HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 32) in amended form (SD 1).
2/21/2007HPass First Reading
3/1/2007HReferred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 27
3/16/2007HBill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 03-20-07 at 2:00 pm in House conference room 325.
3/20/2007HThe committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Waters, B. Oshiro, Caldwell, Evans, Green, Ito, Luke, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 6 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey, Morita, Sonson, Souki, Pine, Thielen.
3/20/2007HBill scheduled for Reconsideration of previous decision by JUD on Thursday, 03-22-07 in conference room 325.
3/22/2007HThe committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Waters, B. Oshiro, Caldwell, Evans, McKelvey, Tsuji, Yamane, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Marumoto, Pine; 0 Noes: none; and 7 Excused: Representative(s) Green, Ito, Luke, Morita, Sonson, Souki, Thielen.
3/22/2007HReported from the committee on JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1481) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN.
3/23/2007HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Finnegan voting no (1) and Representative(s) Takamine, Thielen excused (2).
3/26/2007HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-28-07 at 2:15 pm in House conference room 308.
3/28/2007HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
3/31/2007HScheduled for decision making on Monday, 04-02-07 at 6:44 pm in conference room 308.
4/2/2007HThe committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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