Hawaii Senate Bill 1187 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 8 2011 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-20 - (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Awana, Brower, Coffman, Luke, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Takai, Wooley voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Fontaine, Hanohano, C. Lee, McKelvey, Saiki, Souki, Takumi, Thielen voting no (9) and Representative(s) Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Proposes amendment to article V, section 6, of the state constitution to provide that the attorney general be elected as a nonpartisan elected official rather than appointed by the governor. (SD1)

Constitutional Amendment; Elected Attorney General

Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]	Sen. Brickwood Galuteria [D]	Sen. Les Ihara [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]
Sen. Donna Kim [D]	Sen. Ronald Kouchi [D]	Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D]	Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]
Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-20		(H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Awana, Brower, Coffman, Luke, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Takai, Wooley voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Fontaine, Hanohano, C. Lee, McKelvey, Saiki, Souki, Takumi, Thielen voting no (9) and Representative(s) Chang, Herkes, Nakashima, Pine, Tokioka excused (5).
2012-03-20		(H) Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1142-12), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2012-03-13		(H) The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Keith-Agaran, Rhoads, Herkes, Ito, Luke, Tsuji, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Brower, McKelvey, Souki, Fontaine; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cabanilla, Carroll, Coffman, Thielen.
2012-03-09		(H) Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 03-13-12 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
2011-12-01		Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.
2011-03-22		(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
2011-03-18		(H) Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 03-22-11 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
2011-03-10		(H) Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 33
2011-03-10		(H) Pass First Reading
2011-03-08		(H) Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 269) in amended form (SD 1).
2011-03-16		(S) Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3 (Sen. Com. No. 1).
2011-03-08		(S) Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 16; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 9 (Senator(s) Baker, Espero, Fukunaga, Green, Ige, Nishihara, Ryan, Solomon, Taniguchi). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2011-03-04		(S) 48 Hrs. Notice 03-08-11.
2011-03-04		(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2011-03-04		(S) Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 618) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2011-03-03		(S) The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hee, Shimabukuro, Ihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
2011-02-28		(S) The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 03-03-11 4:15PM in conference room 016.
2011-01-26		(S) Referred to JDL.
2011-01-26		(S) Passed First Reading.
2011-01-26		(S) Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1187
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/SB1187_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/SB1187_SD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/CommReports/SB1187_SD1_SSCR618_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/CommReports/SB1187_SD1_HSCR1142-12_.HTM