HB 1988

RELATING TO CRIME

By Representative(s) HAMAKAWA

Keywords: CIVIL REMEDIES AND PROCEEDINGS, CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, DISCRIMINATION, HANDICAPPED, OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY RIGHTS, OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER, OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON, PENAL CODE, PERSONAL RECORDS, PRISONS, PROBATION, PUBLIC SAFETY, SENTENCING

Report Title: Hate Crimes

Description: Establishes enhanced criminal penalties for hate crimes against persons because of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, transgender, sexual orientation, age, or disability; provides a reporting mechanism to compile, track, and analyze hate crime data.

 1-21-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. JHA 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 4
 2- 7-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02/11/
                  00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-11-00        H The committee(s) recommends that the measure be
                  deferred until 02/15/00.
 2-14-00        H Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02
                  /15/00 at 2:30 P.M. in House conference room 325.
 2-15-00        H The committee on JHA recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-15-00        H The votes in JHA were as follows:9 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Hamakawa, Saiki, Garcia, Hiraki, Kaho`ohalahala,
                  Lee, Takumi, Auwae, Thielen; Ayes with reservations:        
                  Rep.(s) ; none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 6 Excused:
                  Rep.(s) Cachola, Chang, Morita, Yoshinaga,
                  Pendleton, Whalen