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Proposed Hawaii Firearm Legislation HB629

  this is an anti-gun bill
Legislation Overview

Title: Relating To Law Enforcement.

Subject: Law Enforcement: Attorney General: DLNR: PSD: DOT: Judiciary: Service of Process

Description: Establishes an enforcement division in the department of the attorney general. Transfers to the department of the attorney general enforcement division the law enforcement activities of the department of land and natural resources, division of conservation and resources enforcement; the department of public safety state law enforcement officers and the narcotics enforcement division; and the department of transportation harbors division. Specifies the persons authorized to serve civil legal process. Mandates the attorney general to maintain a list of independent civil process servers. Shields the State and the department of the attorney general from liability arising from the acts of independent civil process servers. Effective 7/1/2022.

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

Last Action Date: February 4, 2021

Sponsors

Note: the first sponsor listed is normally the primary sponsor. If a sponsor's name is a hyperlink you can click on it to 'follow the money'.

8 sponsors: Cedric Gates (D); Ernesto Ganaden (D); Daniel Holt (D); Linda Ichiyama (D); Greggor Ilagan (D); Lisa Kitagawa (D); Nadine Nakamura (D); David Tarnas (D);

Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 16% (8 of 51)

History
Chamber Date Action
House Feb 4, 2021 The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
House Feb 2, 2021 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-04-21 2:00PM in House conference room Via Videoconference.
House Jan 27, 2021 Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
House Jan 25, 2021 Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House Jan 22, 2021 Pending introduction.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Introduced Jan 23, 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

There have not been any votes on this bill

Link: link to state bill page

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