SB 2065

RELATING TO ABUSE OF FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS

By Senator(s) CHUN OAKLAND / FUKUNAGA / HANABUSA / BUEN / MATSUNAGA / CHUMBLEY / KANNO / NAKATA / IHARA; Taniguchi

Companion Bill: HB 1837

Subjects: Women's Legislative Caucus

Keywords: AGED, CHILD ABUSE, CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS, ELDERLY ABUSE, MINORS, OFFENSES AGAINST THE FAMILY, PENAL CODE, SENTENCING, SEX ABUSE, SPOUSE ABUSE

Report Title: Abuse of Family/Household Mbrs

Description: Creates three new classes of offenses for abuse of family or household members; authorizes police to order person to leave premises if officer has reasonable grounds to believe infliction of abuse is imminent; repeals current law on abuse of family or household members, section 709-906, HRS.

 1-19-00        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-20-00        S Referred to JDC                                          
 2- 2-00        S Bill scheduled to be heard by JDC on 02-07-00 at
                  9:00 a.m. in conference room 229.
 2- 7-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-11-00 at 9:30 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2- 7-00        S The measure is deferred until 02-11-00 at 9:30 a.m.         
                  in conference room 229.
 2-11-00        S The committee on JDC recommends that the measure be         
                  HELD.
 2-11-00        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