Hawaii House Bill 1295 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-15 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Oshiro excused (2).
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Establishes a Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform in the Governor's Office to develop sentencing and corrections policies to reduce the State's incarcerated population. Allows the Commission to make recommendations on moving or constructing a correctional facility to comply with federal guidelines and to modernize to enhance effective rehabilitation programs. Requires the Commission to develop a plan to reduce spending on corrections and reinvest into strategies to increase public safety and reduce recidivism. (HB1295 HD1)

Relating To Public Safety.

Rep. John Mizuno [D]	Rep. Tom Brower [D]	Rep. Romy Cachola [D]	Rep. Richard Creagan [D]
Rep. Cindy Evans [D]	Rep. Cedric Gates [D]	Rep. Matthew Lopresti [D]	Rep. Scott Saiki [D]
Rep. Joseph Souki [D]	Rep. Justin Woodson [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-15	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Oshiro excused (2).
2017-02-15	House	Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 329) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
2017-02-09	House	Re-referred to PBS, JUD, referral sheet 15
2017-02-09	House	The committees on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, LoPresti, Creagan, DeCoite, Gates, Ing, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2017-02-06	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Thursday, 02-09-17 10:00AM in House conference room 312.
2017-01-30	House	Referred to PBS, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6
2017-01-25	House	Pass First Reading
2017-01-24	House	Pending introduction.

HB1295 (Carry Over) 2017-02-15 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kobayashi, Oshiro excused (2).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1295&year=2017
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB1295_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB1295_HD1_.HTM