SB 887

RELATING TO JUDGES FOR THE CIRCUIT COURT

By Senator(s) MIZUGUCHI (BR)

Companion Bill: HB 1448

Subjects: Judiciary

Keywords: CIRCUIT COURT, COURT OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, JUDICIARY, JUSTICES AND JUDGES

Report Title: Circuit Court Judges

Description: Increases the number of circuit court judges in the fifth circuit by one.

 1-25-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-26-99        S Referred to 1. JDC 2. WAM                                
 2- 4-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 02-10-99 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229
 2-10-99        S The measure is deferred until 02-12-99 at 9:00 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2-12-99        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-12-99        S The votes in JDC were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Chumbley, Matsunaga, Chun Oakland, Ihara, Sakamoto,         
                  Tanaka; Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none
                  Noes: Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s)
                  Anderson
 2-18-99        S Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 169) with
                  recommendation of passage on Second Reading and
                  referral to WAM
 2-18-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 3- 4-99        S Notice of public decision making by WAM on 03-05-99         
                  at 9:30 a.m. in conference room 211.
 3- 5-99        S The committee on WAM recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3- 5-99        S The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Ayes:
                  Senator(s) Fukunaga, Levin, Chun, Chun Oakland, D.
                  Ige, Iwase, Kawamoto, Nakata, Anderson; Ayes with
                  reservations: Senator(s) Taniguchi; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) Buen, M. Ige,        
                  Tam
 3- 5-99        S Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 810) with
                  recommendation of passage on Third Reading
 3- 6-99        S 24 hours notice 03-09-99                                 
 3- 9-99        S Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25. 
                  Noes, none.  Excused, none.
 3- 9-99        S Transmitted to House                                     
 3- 9-99        H Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 175)                 
 3-11-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 3-11-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. JHA 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 26
 3-15-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday,
                  03-16-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 3-16-99        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 3-16-99        H The votes in JHA were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Oshiro, P., Hamakawa, Garcia, Hiraki,
                  Kaho`ohalahala, Lee, Takumi, Auwae, Whalen; Ayes
                  with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ;
                  and 6 Excused: Rep.(s) Cachola, Chang, Morita,
                  Yoshinaga, Pendleton, Thielen
 3-25-99        H Reported from the committee on JHA (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 1287), recommending passage on Second Reading
                  and referral to the committee on FIN
 3-25-99        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on FIN      with Representative(s) none voting no
                  and Representative(s) Takamine excused.
 3-29-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday,
                  03-31-99 at 4:30 P.M. in House conference room 308.
 3-31-99        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred.