Hawaii House Bill 1291 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-02-17 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).
Pending: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Requires certain persons to immediately report a potential tort claim to the family court when that person has reason to believe that a child in foster custody has suffered an injury that may arise to a tort claim. Establishes procedures for the family court to follow when appointing a master to investigate a potential tort claim and when authorizing the filing of a tort claim on behalf of an injured child, including the opportunity for an injured child to obtain outside legal representation. Effective 7/30/3000. (HD1)

Relating To Family Court.

Rep. Andrew Garrett [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-17	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).
2023-02-17	House	Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 597) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2023-02-14	House	The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Amato, Belatti, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Takenouchi, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.
2023-02-10	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS on Tuesday, 02-14-23 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-01-30	House	Referred to HUS, JHA, referral sheet 3
2023-01-25	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.

HB1291 (Carry Over) 2023-02-17 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1291&year=2023
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1291_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB1291_HD1_.HTM