Hawaii State Legislature
2005 Legislative Session

SB572

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Measure Title: RELATING TO FAMILY COURT.
Report Title: Family Court; Open Hearings; Non-lawyer Advocates
Description: Requires open hearings in family court child protective services matters unless the parent of the child determines that open hearings are not in the best interests of the child. Allows parents to determine whether the presence of a non-lawyer advocate is in the best interests of the child.
Package: None
Companion:
Introducer(s): CHUN OAKLAND, HEE, HANABUSA
Current Referral:HMS, JHW

Date Status Text
1/24/2005SIntroduced.
1/26/2005SPassed First Reading.
1/31/2005SReferred to HMS, JHW.
2/4/2005SThe committee on HMS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-15-05 at 2:45 pm in conference room 016.
2/15/2005SThe committee(s) on HMS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HMS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Fukunaga, Hooser, Trimble; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Kokubun.
2/18/2005SReported from HMS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 476) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JHW.
2/18/2005SReport adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JHW.
2/23/2005SThe committee on JHW has scheduled a public hearing on 02-25-05 at 9:00 am in conference room 229.
2/25/2005SThe committee on JHW deferred the measure until 03-01-05 at 9:00 am in conference room 229.
3/1/2005SThe committee(s) on JHW recommend(s) that the measure be HELD. The votes in JHW were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hanabusa, Hee, Chun Oakland, Whalen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, Ihara.

$ = Appropriation measure
ConAm = Constitutional Amendment