Hawaii Senate Bill 149 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-18 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Restricts asset forfeiture to cases involving the commission of a covered criminal misdemeanor or felony offense. Requires seized property to be forfeited only when the property owner has been convicted of an underlying covered criminal misdemeanor or felony offense. Changes the standard of proof that the State must meet in order for property to be forfeited from "preponderance of the evidence" to "beyond a reasonable doubt". Requires the State to prove that owners consented to or possessed knowledge of the crime that led to the seizure of their property. Requires that the agency seizing the property pay for safe and secure storage of the seized property until the completion of the forfeiture proceeding or final disposition of the property. Directs any proceeds from a civil forfeiture to the general revenue fund for public education purposes. Repeals administrative forfeiture proceedings.

Relating To Property Forfeiture.

Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]	Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole [D]
Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]	Sen. Chris Lee [D]	Sen. Bennette Misalucha [D]	Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]
Sen. Gil Riviere [D]	Sen. Brian Taniguchi [D]	Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]	Sen. Sharon Moriwaki [D]
Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]

2021-02-16 - Senate - Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, Unamended (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-18	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
2021-02-18	Senate	Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 324) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
2021-02-16	Senate	The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, English, Baker, Riviere, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2021-02-12	Senate	The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-16-21 1:00PM; Via Videoconference.
2021-01-22	Senate	Referred to PSM, JDC.
2021-01-21	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2021-01-21	Senate	Introduced.

SB149 (Carry Over) 2021-02-18 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=149&year=2021
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB149_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=149&year=2021