Hawaii House Bill 640

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - Referred to LMG, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 2
Pending: House Legislative Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires specialized training for all employees of the Office of the Ombudsman to develop relevant expertise to handle complaints about the child welfare system. Requires the Office of the Ombudsman to publish a quarterly 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 of the Department of Human Services to provide notification that complaints can also be filed with the Office of the Ombudsman. Appropriates funds.

Relating To Child Welfare.

Rep. Lisa Marten [D]	Rep. Terez Amato [D]	Rep. Tina Grandinetti [D]	Rep. Daniel Holt [D]
Rep. Kim Iwamoto [D]	Rep. Rachele Fernandez Lamosao [D]	Rep. Nicole Lowen [D]	Rep. Tyson Miyake [D]
Rep. Amy Perruso [D]	Rep. Elijah Pierick [R]	Rep. Mahina Poepoe [D]	Rep. Sean Quinlan [D]
Rep. Kanani Souza [R]	Rep. Gregg Takayama [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-21	House	Referred to LMG, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 2
2025-01-21	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-17	House	Pending introduction.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=640&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB640_.HTM