Hawaii Senate Bill 128 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Clarifies that the attorney general shall represent the legislature, house of legislature, and individual legislators acting in the course and scope of employment unless the legislature, house of the legislature, or individual legislators decline representation. Requires the respective house to provide, at their own cost, legal representation for any member who is subject to suit arising from acts or omissions made in the course and scope of employment if the member declines representation by the attorney general, unless the member also declines representation from the house to which the legislator is a member. (SD1)

Relating To Legal Representation.

Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]

Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]

2019-02-12 - Senate - Senate Government Operations: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 3 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 2) [PASS]
2019-02-12 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-01		Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
2019-02-15	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2019-02-15	Senate	Reported from JDC/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 490) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2019-02-12	Senate	The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, Kanuha ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Baker, Fevella.
2019-02-12	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Wakai, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
2019-02-06	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-19 10:35AM in conference room 016.
2019-01-22	Senate	Referred to JDC/GVO, WAM.
2019-01-18	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2019-01-18	Senate	Introduced.

HB1250 (Same As) 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
SB128 (Carry Over) 2019-02-15 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=128&year=2020
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/SB128_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/SB128_SD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=128&year=2020