HI HB640 | 2025 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-28 - Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Requires the Office of the Ombudsman to publish an annual report on its website that identifies the number and nature of complaints that it receives regarding the Child Welfare Services Branch of the Department of Human Services. Requires the Child Welfare Services Branch to provide notification to certain parties that complaints can also be filed with the Office of the Ombudsman. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

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Title

Relating To Child Welfare.

Sponsors


History

DateChamberAction
2025-02-28HouseForty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
2025-02-28HouseReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1009) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-21HouseThe committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Morikawa, Alcos, Ward.
2025-02-19HouseBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-14HouseReport adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
2025-02-14HouseReported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 651) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-11HouseThe committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2025-02-06HouseBill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:45AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-06HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).
2025-02-06HouseReported from LMG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 199) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSH.
2025-02-05HouseThe committee on LMG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Holt, Quinlan, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2025-01-31HouseBill scheduled to be heard by LMG on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21HouseReferred to LMG, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 2
2025-01-21HouseIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-17HousePending introduction.

Same As/Similar To

SB1108 (Same As) 2025-01-23 - Referred to GVO/HHS, WAM.

Subjects


Hawaii State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=640&year=2025
Texthttps://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB640_.HTM
Texthttps://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB640_HD1_.HTM
Texthttps://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB640_HD2_.HTM
Texthttps://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB640_HD3_.HTM
Supplementhttps://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB640_TESTIMONY_LMG_02-05-25_.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB640_HD1_HSCR199_.pdf
Supplementhttps://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB640_HD1_TESTIMONY_HSH_02-11-25_.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB640_HD2_HSCR651_.pdf
Supplementhttps://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB640_HD2_TESTIMONY_FIN_02-21-25_.PDF
Supplementhttps://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB640_HD3_HSCR1009_.pdf

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