Hawaii House Bill 777 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on June 14 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-06-14 - Act 088, 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1189).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Authorizes the department of human services to conduct background checks for current and prospective employees, volunteers, contractors, contractors' employees and volunteers, subcontractors, and subcontractors' employees and volunteers whose position places them or would place them in close proximity to certain minors, young adults, or vulnerable adults. Clarifies that any state law permitting a more extensive inquiry into an individual's criminal history by the State and any of its branches, political subdivisions, agencies, or semi-autonomous public bodies corporate and politic will prevail over conflicting conviction record inquiries under the State's employment practices law. (CD1)

Relating To Background Checks.

Rep. John Mizuno [D]

2023-04-25 - House - House Conference: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-04-25 - Senate - Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-30 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-20 - Senate - Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2023-03-20 - Senate - Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-06-14	Senate	Act 088, 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1189).
2023-06-14	House	Act 088, on 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1189).
2023-05-03	House	Transmitted to Governor.
2023-05-04	Senate	Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900).
2023-05-02	House	Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993).
2023-05-02	House	Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2023-05-02	Senate	Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
2023-04-27	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
2023-04-27	Senate	Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 13).
2023-04-27	House	Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-23.
2023-04-27	House	Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 13) as amended in (CD 1).
2023-04-25	Senate	The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Moriwaki, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2023-04-25	House	The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Tarnas, Amato, Ilagan, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2023-04-24	House	Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-25-23 1:50PM in conference room 329.
2023-04-21	House	Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-24-23 2:00PM in conference room 329.
2023-04-24	Senate	Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 837).
2023-04-21	House	House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Amato, Ilagan, Garcia.
2023-04-19	House	Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 909).
2023-04-19	Senate	Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Moriwaki, Elefante Co-Chairs.
2023-04-14	Senate	Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800).
2023-04-13	House	House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2023-04-11	House	Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 780) in amended form (SD 2).
2023-04-11	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House.
2023-04-06	Senate	48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23.
2023-04-06	Senate	Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1729) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2023-03-30	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2023-03-24	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-30-23 9:35AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2023-03-24	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
2023-03-24	Senate	Reported from HHS/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1402) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2023-03-20	Senate	The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Keith-Agaran.
2023-03-20	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2023-03-16	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2023-03-10	Senate	Referred to HHS/LBT, JDC.
2023-03-09	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2023-03-09	Senate	Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 343).
2023-03-07	House	Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2023-03-03	House	Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-07-23.
2023-03-03	House	Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1072) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2023-02-28	House	The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.
2023-02-24	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-28-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-02-08	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2023-02-08	House	Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 201) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2023-02-02	House	The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Belatti, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Takenouchi, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Amato.
2023-01-30	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS on Thursday, 02-02-23 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2023-01-30	House	Referred to HUS, JHA, referral sheet 3
2023-01-23	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2023-01-20	House	Pending introduction.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=777&year=2023
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB777_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB777_HD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB777_HD2_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB777_SD1_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB777_SD2_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=777&year=2023