HI HB239 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-17 - Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
Amends the definition of "child abuse or neglect" by clarifying that the failure to provide certain needs to a child constitutes child abuse or neglect only if the person or entity responsible for the care of the child is financially able to provide and fails to do so or is offered financial or other reasonable means to provide and fails to accept these offers.
Title
Relating To Child Abuse.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2025-01-17 | House | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
2025-01-16 | House | Pending introduction. |
Subjects
Hawaii State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=239&year=2025 |
Text | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB239_.HTM |