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Proposed Hawaii Firearm Legislation HB103

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Legislation Overview

Title: Relating To Emergency Powers.

Subject: Governor's Emergency Powers: Proclamation: State of Emergency: Automatic Termination: Extension: Reauthorization: Concurrent Resolution

Description: Clarifies that the powers granted for emergency purposes shall not be inconsistent with the state constitution. Provides parameters for the duration of suspension of laws and requires justification for the suspension. Specifies parameters for when a state of emergency is terminated. Allows the authorization of the issuance of a proclamation arising from the same emergency or disaster as a previous proclamation that was terminated by the legislature, upon request of the governor and adoption of a concurrent resolution by the legislature. (CD1)

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) LoPresti excused.

Last Action Date: April 27, 2021

Companion Bill: SB1267

Sponsors

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1 sponsors: Scott Nishimoto (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 51)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Apr 27, 2021 Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) LoPresti excused.
Senate Apr 27, 2021 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara, Kim. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).
House Apr 22, 2021 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 37) as amended in (CD 1).
Senate Apr 22, 2021 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-21.
Senate Apr 22, 2021 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 37).
House Apr 22, 2021 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 04-27-21.
Senate Apr 21, 2021 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Rhoads, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
House Apr 21, 2021 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Nakashima, Nishimoto, Eli; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
House Apr 20, 2021 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-21-21 9:00AM in conference room CR 229.
House Apr 20, 2021 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 842).
Senate Apr 19, 2021 Senate Conferees Appointed: Moriwaki Chair; Rhoads, Wakai Co-Chairs.
Senate Apr 19, 2021 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 560).
Senate Apr 16, 2021 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 558).
House Apr 16, 2021 House Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Nakashima, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Eli, Ward.
House Apr 15, 2021 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
House Apr 13, 2021 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 649) in amended form (SD 2).
Senate Apr 13, 2021 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Riviere. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Fevella, Kim). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate Apr 9, 2021 48 Hrs. Notice 04-13-21.
Senate Apr 9, 2021 Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1651) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate Apr 7, 2021 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate Apr 7, 2021 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Kim, Fevella; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee.
Senate Apr 6, 2021 The committee(s) on JDC/WAM deferred the measure until 04-07-21 10:35AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
Senate Apr 1, 2021 The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-21 9:55AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
Senate Mar 24, 2021 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
Senate Mar 24, 2021 Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1105) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
Senate Mar 16, 2021 The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Moriwaki, Dela Cruz, Chang, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate Mar 12, 2021 Re-Referred to GVO, JDC/WAM.
Senate Mar 12, 2021 The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-21 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
Senate Mar 9, 2021 Passed First Reading.
Senate Mar 9, 2021 Referred to JDC/WAM.
Senate Mar 9, 2021 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 109).
House Mar 5, 2021 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House Mar 5, 2021 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 830), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House Feb 24, 2021 The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House Feb 22, 2021 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-24-21 2:00PM in House conference room 308 Via Videoconference.
House Feb 18, 2021 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 402), recommending referral to FIN.
House Feb 18, 2021 Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Gates excused (1).
House Feb 11, 2021 The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Takumi, Todd, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
House Feb 9, 2021 Reported from PDP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 90) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House Feb 9, 2021 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-11-21 2:00PM in House conference room 325 Via Videoconference.
House Feb 9, 2021 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
House Feb 2, 2021 The committees on PDP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Eli, Cullen, McKelvey, Mizuno, Wildberger, Woodson, Yamashita, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House Jan 29, 2021 Bill scheduled to be heard by PDP on Tuesday, 02-02-21 9:45AM in House conference room Via Videoconference.
House Jan 27, 2021 Referred to PDP, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
House Jan 21, 2021 Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House Jan 20, 2021 Pending introduction.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Apr 23, 2021 state link bill text
Amended Apr 9, 2021 state link bill text
Amended Mar 24, 2021 state link bill text
Amended Feb 8, 2021 state link bill text
Introduced Jan 20, 2021 state link bill text
Amendments
Title Description Date State Link Text Adopted
There are no amendments to this bill at this time
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
Description Vote Date Yea Votes Nay Votes No Votes Absent Passed
02/2/2021 9 0 0 0 Yes
  • Cullen, Ty (D) Yea
  • Eli, Stacelynn (D) Yea
  • Ichiyama, Linda (D) Yea
  • McKelvey, Angus (D) Yea
  • Mizuno, John (D) Yea
  • Ward, Gene (R) Yea
  • Wildberger, Tina (D) Yea
  • Woodson, Justin (D) Yea
  • Yamashita, Kyle (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/11/2021 12 0 0 0 Yes
  • Ichiyama, Linda (D) Yea
  • Kobayashi, Dale (D) Yea
  • Lopresti, Matthew (D) Yea
  • Lowen, Nicole (D) Yea
  • Matayoshi, Scot (D) Yea
  • McKelvey, Angus (D) Yea
  • Nakamura, Nadine (D) Yea
  • Nakashima, Mark (D) Yea
  • Takumi, Roy (D) Yea
  • Todd, Chris (D) Yea
  • Tokioka, James (D) Yea
  • Ward, Gene (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/24/2021 15 0 0 0 Yes
  • Branco, Patrick (D) Yea
  • Cullen, Ty (D) Yea
  • Eli, Stacelynn (D) Yea
  • Holt, Daniel (D) Yea
  • Ilagan, Greggor (D) Yea
  • Kobayashi, Bertrand (D) Yea
  • Luke, Sylvia (D) Yea
  • Marten, Lisa (D) Yea
  • McDermott, Bob (R) Yea
  • Nishimoto, Scott (D) Yea
  • Perruso, Amy (D) Yea
  • Sayama, Jackson (D) Yea
  • Tam, Adrian (D) Yea
  • Wildberger, Tina (D) Yea
  • Yamashita, Kyle (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/16/2021 5 0 0 0 Yes
  • Chang, Stanley (D) Yea
  • Cruz, Donovan (D) Yea
  • Fevella, Kurt (R) Yea
  • Gabbard, Mike (D) Yea
  • Moriwaki, Sharon (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/7/2021 10 1 0 0 Yes
  • Cruz, Donovan (D) Yea
  • English, J. Kalani (D) Yea
  • Fevella, Kurt (R) Nay
  • Inouye, Lorraine (D) Yea
  • Kanuha, Dru (D) Yea
  • Keith-agaran, Gil (D) Yea
  • Kidani, Michelle (D) Yea
  • Moriwaki, Sharon (D) Yea
  • Shimabukuro, Maile (D) Yea
  • Taniguchi, Brian (D) Yea
  • Wakai, Glenn (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/7/2021 4 2 0 1 Yes
  • Acasio, Laura (D) Yea
  • Fevella, Kurt (R) Nay
  • Gabbard, Mike (D) Yea
  • Keohokalole, Jarrett (D) Yea
  • Kim, Donna (D) Nay
  • Lee, Chris (D) Absent
  • Rhoads, Karl (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/21/2021 4 0 0 1 Yes
  • Eli, Stacelynn (D) Yea
  • Ichiyama, Linda (D) Yea
  • Nakashima, Mark (D) Yea
  • Nishimoto, Scott (D) Yea
  • Ward, Gene (R) Absent
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
04/21/2021 3 0 0 0 Yes
  • Moriwaki, Sharon (D) Yea
  • Rhoads, Karl (D) Yea
  • Wakai, Glenn (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name

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