Hawaii Senate Bill 1540 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Requires intake service centers to conduct pretrial risk assessments and prepare bail reports within two, instead of three, working days. Requires bail reports to include a complete copy of the pretrial risk assessment, including, among other requirements, a written explanation of administrative scoring overrides. Requires the pretrial risk assessment to include the defendant's financial circumstances and risk of violence or harm to any person and the general public. Requires the pretrial risk assessment tool and procedures to be reviewed every five years and the review findings publicly reported. Clarifies which research entities may receive a copy of the pretrial bail report. (SD1)

Relating To Corrections.

Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D]	Sen. Rosalyn Baker [D]	Sen. Lorraine Inouye [D]	Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]
Sen. Dru Kanuha [D]

2019-02-05 - Senate - Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 5 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-01		Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
2019-02-15	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
2019-02-15	Senate	Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 438) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2019-02-05	Senate	The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker, Harimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2019-02-01	Senate	The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-19 1:15PM in conference room 229.
2019-01-28	Senate	Referred to PSM, JDC.
2019-01-28	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2019-01-24	Senate	Introduced.

SB1540 (Carry Over) 2019-02-15 - Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1540&year=2020
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/SB1540_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/SB1540_SD1_.HTM
Roll Call	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1540&year=2020