Hawaii State Legislature
2006 Legislative Session

SB993

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Measure Title: PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE MANNER OF APPOINTMENT OF JUSTICES AND JUDGES.
Report Title: Justices and Judges; Constitutional Amendment (ConAm)
Description: Amends article VI, section 3 of the state constitution to require the senate to approve every appointment of a justice or judge by majority vote, and to provide that failure of the senate to reject the retention of a justice or judge by a majority vote will be considered as a consent to the retention.
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): HEE, Hanabusa
Current Referral:JHW

Date Status Text
1/26/2005SIntroduced and passed First Reading.
2/1/2005SReferred to JHW.
12/2/2005 10:33:46 AMDCarried over to 2006 Regular Session.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment