HI HB553 | 2018 | Regular Session

Note: Carry Over of previous HB553

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 7 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-17 - Re-Referred to CPH, JDC.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Consumer Protection, and Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Provides that the court may appoint one qualified examiner instead of three, to evaluate a criminal defendant's fitness to proceed or regaining fitness to proceed in all penal cases and removes the requirement that examiner shall be from within the Department of Health. On July 1, 2022, the requirement shall be three qualified examiners for felony cases and one examiner in non-felony cases. One of the examiners shall be from within the Department of Health. (HB553 HD1)

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Title

Relating To Criminal Defendants' Fitness To Proceed.

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-01-17SenateRe-Referred to CPH, JDC.
2017-11-30 Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
2017-03-10SenateRe-Referred to CPH, JDL.
2017-03-09SenateReferred to JDL, CPH.
2017-03-09SenatePassed First Reading.
2017-03-09SenateReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 271).
2017-03-07HousePassed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen, Tupola, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
2017-03-02HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Tupola, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen voting no (1) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1).
2017-03-02HouseReported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 805) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2017-02-07HouseThe committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Belatti, Brower, Johanson, C. Lee, Morikawa, Nakashima, Oshiro, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Thielen; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2017-02-03HouseBill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 02-07-17 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
2017-01-25HouseReferred to JUD, referral sheet 3
2017-01-23HousePass First Reading
2017-01-20HousePending introduction.

Same As/Similar To

HB553 (Carry Over) 2017-03-10 - Re-Referred to CPH, JDL.

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