HI HB1624 | 2014 | Regular Session

Hawaii House Bill 1624 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2014 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2014-02-13 - Recommitted to JUD with Representative(s) Choy, Fale, Fukumoto, Har, Ito, Johanson, Jordan, Matsumoto, McDermott, Oshiro, Say, Tokioka, Tsuji, Ward voting no and Representative(s) Awana, Cachola, Carroll, Hanohano, Takumi excused.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

Provides that government should not substantially burden religious exercise without compelling justification; applies the compelling interest test to balance religious liberty and competing government interest.

Title

Religious Freedom Restoration Act; Established

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-13	House	Recommitted to JUD with Representative(s) Choy, Fale, Fukumoto, Har, Ito, Johanson, Jordan, Matsumoto, McDermott, Oshiro, Say, Tokioka, Tsuji, Ward voting no and Representative(s) Awana, Cachola, Carroll, Hanohano, Takumi excused.
2014-02-14	House	Recalled from the committee(s) on JUD following Roll Call vote: 18 Ayes; 28 Noes: Representative(s) Belatti, Brower, Cabanilla, Creagan, Evans, Hashem, Ichiyama, Ing, Kobayashi, C. Lee, Lowen, Luke, McKelvey, Mizuno, Morikawa, Nakashima, Nishimoto, Ohno, Onishi, Rhoads, Saiki, Souki, Takai, Takayama, Thielen, Woodson, Wooley, Yamashita; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Awana, Cachola, Carroll, Hanohano, Takumi.
2014-01-17	House	Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 2
2014-01-15	House	Introduced and Passed First Reading
2014-01-13	House	Prefiled

Hawaii State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1624&year=2014
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/Bills/HB1624_.HTM