Hawaii Senate Bill 609 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-02-10 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Provides veterinarians who provide emergency care to an animal immunity from civil liability in the absence of gross negligence. Provides veterinarians who render emergency treatment when there is no veterinarian-client-patient relationship immunity from civil liability in the absence of gross negligence. Requires veterinarians to report events of animal injury, death, or abuse to law enforcement where there is reasonable cause to believe that it relates to dog fighting or animal abuse and gives veterinarians immunity for civil liability for making the reports.

Relating To Veterinarians.

Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]
Sen. Bennette Misalucha [D]	Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D]	Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]

2021-02-05 - Senate - Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, Unamended (Y: 7 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-10	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
2021-02-10	Senate	Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 115) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
2021-02-05	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Chang, Misalucha, Nishihara, Riviere, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2021-02-01	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-21 9:30AM in conference room 229.
2021-01-27	Senate	Referred to CPN, JDC.
2021-01-25	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2021-01-22	Senate	Introduced.

SB609 (Carry Over) 2021-02-10 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
HB1086 (Same As) 2021-06-28 - Act 091, on 06/25/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1193).

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=609&year=2021
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2021/bills/SB609_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=609&year=2021