Hawaii House Bill 2481 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 26 2022 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2022-02-15 - Re-referred to JHA, referral sheet 16
Pending: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the child abuse and neglect reporting requirement to specify that a member of the clergy shall not be required to report information gained solely during a penitential communication, unless exigent circumstances exist that justify disclosure of the abuse or neglect. Specifies that the general rule of privilege applicable to confidential communications made to a member of the clergy does not apply to communications relating to known or suspected child abuse or neglect when exigent circumstances exist that justify disclosure of the abuse or neglect.

Relating To Child Abuse Reporting.

Rep. John Mizuno [D]	Rep. Sharon Har [D]	Rep. Linda Ichiyama [D]	Rep. Greggor Ilagan [D]
Rep. Dale Kobayashi [D]	Rep. Daynette Morikawa [D]	Rep. Nadine Nakamura [D]	Rep. Mark Nakashima [D]
Rep. Richard Onishi [D]	Rep. James Tokioka [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2022-02-15	House	Re-referred to JHA, referral sheet 16
2022-01-28	House	Referred to HHH, JHA, referral sheet 3
2022-01-26	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2481&year=2022
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2022/bills/HB2481_.HTM