Hawaii House Bill 1491 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
Pending: House Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires state and county law enforcement agencies to prioritize local use of law enforcement resources. Requires that the governor and the county mayors declare that crimes relating to property, methamphetamine use, and operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant are resolved in their respective jurisdictions before state or county law enforcement may assist with certain federal law enforcement matters. Authorizes state and county law enforcement officials to assist federal agencies possessing a warrant or when an individual has been charged with a felony under the Hawaii Penal Code.

Relating To Law Enforcement.

Sen. Chris Lee [D]	Rep. Ty Cullen [D]	Sen. Troy Hashimoto [D]	Rep. Daynette Morikawa [D]
Rep. Sean Quinlan [D]	Rep. James Tokioka [D]	Rep. Tina Wildberger [D]	Rep. Ryan Yamane [D]
Rep. Richard Creagan [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-01		Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
2019-01-28	House	Referred to PVM, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6
2019-01-24	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.

HB1491 (Carry Over) 2019-01-28 - Referred to PVM, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1491&year=2020
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/HB1491_.HTM