Hawaii House Bill 1321 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 29 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-17 - Carried over to 2016 Regular Session.
Pending: House Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Expands the definition of "aggravated circumstances", as used in chapter 587A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Child Protective Act, to include situations where the parent has provided unstable housing and is a repeat criminal offender of specific crimes; has been repeatedly incarcerated, resulting in the child's placement in foster care; has placed the child or a sibling of the child in foster care more than once; had parental rights voluntarily or involuntarily terminated; failed to comply with pre-permanency or permanency requirements; has physically abused the child; or the parent has engaged in human trafficking involving the child or another child of the parent or has solicited, aided, abetted, attempted, or conspired to engage in human trafficking of the child or another child of the parent.

Child Protective Act; Definition; Aggravated Circumstances

Rep. John Mizuno [D]	Rep. Tom Brower [D]	Rep. Richard Creagan [D]	Rep. Daynette Morikawa [D]
Rep. Matthew Lopresti [D]	Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]	Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-17		Carried over to 2016 Regular Session.
2015-02-12	House	The committee(s) on HUS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2015-02-06	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS on Thursday, 02-12-15 9:30AM in House conference room 329.
2015-02-02	House	Referred to HUS, JUD, referral sheet 6
2015-01-29	House	Introduced and Passed First Reading

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1321&year=2016
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/HB1321_.HTM