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Proposed Hawaii Firearm Legislation SB134

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Legislation Overview

Title: Relating To Emergency Powers.

Subject: Public Records: Vital Statistics: Requests: Suspension Prohibited

Description: Prohibits the governor or the mayor from suspending requests for public records or vital statistics during a declared state of emergency. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)

Session: 2021 Regular Session

Last Action: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 559).

Last Action Date: April 19, 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'.

3 sponsors: Dru Kanuha (D); Gil Keith-agaran (D); Donna Kim (D);

Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 12% (3 of 25)

History
Chamber Date Action
Senate Apr 19, 2021 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 559).
House Apr 16, 2021 House Conferees Appointed: Ichiyama, Nakashima, Eli Co-Chairs; LoPresti, Ward.
House Apr 15, 2021 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 792).
Senate Apr 15, 2021 Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Fevella.
Senate Apr 13, 2021 Senate disagrees with House amendments.
House Apr 13, 2021 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 788).
Senate Apr 9, 2021 Deferred One Day 04-13-21.
Senate Apr 9, 2021 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 398).
House Apr 8, 2021 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House Apr 8, 2021 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1680), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House Mar 31, 2021 The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
House Mar 29, 2021 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-31-21 1:30PM in House conference room 308 Via Videoconference.
House Mar 25, 2021 Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
House Mar 25, 2021 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1493), recommending referral to FIN.
House Mar 23, 2021 The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Todd, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi.
House Mar 19, 2021 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-23-21 2:00PM in House conference room 325 Via Videoconference.
House Mar 18, 2021 Reported from PDP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 999) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House Mar 18, 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 Mar 16, 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 Mar 12, 2021 Bill scheduled to be heard by PDP on Tuesday, 03-16-21 9:00AM in House conference room 309 Via Videoconference.
House Mar 9, 2021 Referred to PDP, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 21
House Mar 9, 2021 Pass First Reading
Senate Mar 5, 2021 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.
House Mar 5, 2021 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 78) in amended form (SD 1).
Senate Mar 4, 2021 One Day Notice 03-05-21.
Senate Mar 4, 2021 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 686) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Senate Feb 24, 2021 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 7 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Keohokalole, Acasio, Gabbard, Kim, Lee, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate Feb 19, 2021 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-24-21 9:45AM; Via Videoconference.
Senate Feb 18, 2021 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
Senate Feb 18, 2021 Reported from HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 314) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
Senate Feb 10, 2021 The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Baker, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate Feb 5, 2021 The committee(s) on HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-21 1:00PM in conference room Via Videoconference.
Senate Feb 4, 2021 Re-Referred to HTH, JDC.
Senate Jan 22, 2021 Referred to PSM/HTH, JDC.
Senate Jan 21, 2021 Passed First Reading.
Senate Jan 21, 2021 Introduced.
Texts
Type Date State Link Text
Amended Mar 17, 2021 state link bill text
Amended Feb 17, 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
02/10/2021 5 0 0 0 Yes
  • Baker, Rosalyn (D) Yea
  • Fevella, Kurt (R) Yea
  • Keohokalole, Jarrett (D) Yea
  • Moriwaki, Sharon (D) Yea
  • San Buenaventura, Joy (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
02/24/2021 7 0 0 0 Yes
  • Acasio, Laura (D) Yea
  • Fevella, Kurt (R) Yea
  • Gabbard, Mike (D) Yea
  • Keohokalole, Jarrett (D) Yea
  • Kim, Donna (D) Yea
  • Lee, Chris (D) Yea
  • Rhoads, Karl (D) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/16/2021 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
03/23/2021 11 0 0 1 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) Absent
  • Todd, Chris (D) Yea
  • Tokioka, James (D) Yea
  • Ward, Gene (R) Yea
resort votes by: party yeas nays name
03/31/2021 14 0 0 1 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) Absent
  • 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

Link: link to state bill page

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