Hawaii Senate Bill 2160 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-29 - The committee(s) on HMS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-02-16 1:15PM in conference room 016.
Pending: Senate Human Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Expands the definition of "aggravated circumstances", as used in chapter 587A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the Child Protective Act, to include situations where the parent is a repeat criminal offender of specific crimes; has been repeatedly incarcerated, resulting in the child's placement in foster care; has placed the child or a sibling of the child in foster care more than once; had parental rights voluntarily or involuntarily terminated; failed to comply with pre-permanency or permanency requirements; has physically abused or neglected the child; or has engaged in human trafficking involving the child or another child of the parent or has solicited, aided, abetted, attempted, or conspired to engage in human trafficking of the child or another child of the parent. Requires parents to complete any court ordered service plan before being reunified with their child.

Child Protective Act; Definition; Aggravated Circumstances; Reunification

Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-29	Senate	The committee(s) on HMS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-02-16 1:15PM in conference room 016.
2016-01-29	Senate	Re-Referred to HMS, JDL/WAM.
2016-01-28	Senate	The committee(s) on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-16 1:15PM in conference room 016.
2016-01-22	Senate	Referred to HMS, JDL.
2016-01-22	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2016-01-22	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2160&year=2016
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB2160_.HTM