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Hawaii State Legislature
2009 Regular Session
SB119

Measure Title:  RELATING TO THE UNIFORM FOREIGN-COUNTRY MONEY JUDGMENTS RECOGNITION ACT.
Report Title:  Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act
Description:  Enacts Uniform Foreign Country Money Judgments Recognition Act and in so doing, replaces and updates similar law codified as chapter 658C, HRS. Updates former law by, among other things, allocating burden of proof with respect to application of law, setting out procedure for obtaining recognition of foreign country money judgments, expanding grounds for denying recognition and allocating burden of proof to do so. Establishes statute of limitations.
Companion: 
Package:  None
Current Referral:  JUD, FIN
Introducer(s):  TANIGUCHI
Date Status Text
1/23/2009SIntroduced.
1/23/2009SPassed First Reading.
1/26/2009SReferred to JGO.
1/30/2009SThe committee(s) on JGO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-09 9:30 AM in conference room 016.
2/5/2009SThe committee(s) on JGO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JGO were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Takamine, Bunda, Gabbard, Nishihara, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2/12/2009SReported from JGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 48) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2/12/2009SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading.
2/12/2009SOne Day Notice 2/13/2009.
2/13/2009SPassed Third Reading. Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 5 (Hanabusa, Nishihara, Slom, Takamine, Taniguchi). Transmitted to House.
2/13/2009HReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 14).
2/17/2009HPass First Reading
2/20/2009HReferred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 19
3/13/2009HBill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 03-17-09 2:00pm in House conference room 325.
3/17/2009HThe committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Karamatsu, Ito, Herkes, Luke, McKelvey, Morita, Tsuji, Wakai, Marumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 7 Excused: Belatti, Cabanilla, Carroll, Mizuno, B. Oshiro, Souki, Thielen.
3/25/2009HReported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1250), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
3/27/2009HPassed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Chang, Herkes, McKelvey, Pine, Takai, Tokioka excused (6).
3/30/2009HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-09 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
4/2/2009HThe committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Choy, Coffman, Har, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
4/9/2009HReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1624), recommending passage on Third Reading.
4/14/2009HPassed Third Reading with none voting no (0) and Morita, Takai excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
4/16/2009SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 556).
4/16/2009SEnrolled to Governor.
4/30/2009HAct 034, on 4/30/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 320).
4/30/2009SAct 034, 4/30/2009 (Gov. Msg. No. 647).

S = Senate
H = House
D = Data Systems
$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment

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SB119