Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

HB540 HD2

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Measure Title: RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.
Report Title: Abandoned Children; Immunity from Prosecution
Description: Provides immunity from prosecution for leaving an unharmed newborn at a hospital, fire station, or police station within 72 hours of birth. Provides immunity from liability for hospitals, fire stations, and police stations for receiving a newborn. Requires medical history from person relinquishing newborn. (HB540 HD2)
Package: None
Companion:SB871
Introducer(s): ARAKAKI, GREEN
Current Referral:HMS/HTH, JHW

Date Status Text
1/24/2005HPending introduction.
1/26/2005HIntroduced and Pass First Reading
1/26/2005HReferred to HLT/HUS, JUD, referral sheet 4
2/15/2005HBill scheduled to be heard by HLT/HUS on Thursday, 02-17-05 at 9:00 am in House conference room 329.
2/17/2005HThe committees on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Arakaki, Green, Cabanilla, Hale, Sonson, Finnegan; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto.
2/17/2005HThe committees on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Sonson, Cabanilla, Arakaki, Green, Hale, Kahikina, Kawakami, Finnegan, Stonebraker; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/17/2005HReported from the committee on HLT/HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 624) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on JUD.
2/18/2005HPassed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Ching voting no and Representative(s) Fox, Halford, Ito, Morita, Moses, Saiki, Souki, Takamine, Takumi, Tanaka, Wakai excused.
2/22/2005HBill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 02-24-05 at 2:00 pm in House conference room 325.
2/24/2005HThe committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Luke, B. Oshiro, Caldwell, Kanoho, Morita, Sonson, Souki, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Herkes, Thielen.
3/4/2005HReported from the committee on JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 845) as amended in (HD 2), recommending passage on Third Reading.
3/4/2005HForty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 3/08/2005.
3/8/2005HPassed Third Reading as amended in (HD 2) with Representative(s) Ching, Meyer, Moses, Pine voting no and none excused.
3/8/2005HTransmitted to Senate.
3/10/2005SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 169).
3/10/2005SPassed First Reading.
3/10/2005SReferred to HMS/HTH, JHW.
12/2/2005 10:32:47 AMDCarried over to 2006 Regular Session

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment