Hawaii Senate Bill 673 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-11-30 - Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii relating to the appointment and retention of justices and judges. Authorizes the senate to approve or reject subsequent terms of office for justices and judges. Changes the required time frames from thirty to ninety days for the process to appoint and consent to a justice or judge. Harmonizes the senate consent procedures for district court judgeship nominees to mirror the senate consent procedures relating to supreme court justices and intermediate court of appeals and circuit court judges. (SD1)

Proposing Amendments To The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Amend The Manner In Which Justices And Judges Are Appointed, Consented To, And Retained.

Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]

Sen. Jill Tokuda [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-11-30		Carried over to 2018 Regular Session.
2017-02-16	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM, with Senators Ruderman and Thielen voting "No".
2017-02-16	Senate	Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 357) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2017-02-08	Senate	The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) K. Rhoads ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Gabbard, L. Thielen; and 0 Excused: none.
2017-02-01	Senate	The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-17 9:00AM in conference room 016.
2017-01-23	Senate	Referred to JDL, WAM.
2017-01-23	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2017-01-20	Senate	Introduced.

SB673 (Carry Over) 2017-02-16 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM, with Senators Ruderman and Thielen voting "No".

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=673&year=2018
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB673_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB673_SD1_.HTM