Proposed Hawaii Firearm Legislation HB2622
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating To Firearms.
Subject: DLE: Gun Buyback: Expenditure Ceiling: Appropriation ($)
Description: Appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement for the State's Gun Buyback Program. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Takes effect 7/1/2042. (SD1)
Session: 2024 Regular Session
Last Action: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Last Action Date: March 20, 2024
Sponsors
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16 sponsors: Ernesto Ganaden (D); Terez Amato (D); Della au Belatti (D); Linda Ichiyama (D); Jeanne Kapela (D); Bertrand Kobayashi (D); Nicole Lowen (D); Richard Onishi (D); Amy Perruso (D); Mahina Poepoe (D); Jackson Sayama (D); Gregg Takayama (D); Jenna Takenouchi (D); Adrian Tam (D); David Tarnas (D); Justin Woodson (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 31% (16 of 51)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2024 | Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3162) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| Senate | Mar 20, 2024 | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| Senate | Mar 15, 2024 | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Elefante, Fukunaga, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. |
| Senate | Mar 12, 2024 | The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-24 3:03PM; CR 225 & Videoconference. |
| Senate | Mar 7, 2024 | Referred to PSM, WAM. |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2024 | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 162). |
| Senate | Mar 5, 2024 | Passed First Reading. |
| House | Mar 1, 2024 | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 857-24), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| House | Mar 1, 2024 | Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Kong voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Holt, Kila, Pierick, Souza voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Quinlan, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. |
| House | Feb 27, 2024 | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Aiu, Ward; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Kila; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
| House | Feb 23, 2024 | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-27-24 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| House | Feb 7, 2024 | Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 133-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| House | Feb 7, 2024 | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Kong voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Souza voting no (3) and Representative(s) Nakashima, Ward excused (2). |
| House | Feb 1, 2024 | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Souza; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Ichiyama. |
| House | Jan 30, 2024 | Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-01-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| House | Jan 26, 2024 | Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
| House | Jan 24, 2024 | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| House | Jan 23, 2024 | Pending introduction. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Mar 20, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 6, 2024 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 23, 2024 | 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 |
| Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments | 03/15/2024 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
