HI HB2569 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on July 10 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-07-10 - (S) Act 267, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1370).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Amends various statutory provisions related to civil unions for clarity and conformity. Provides uninterrupted rights for couples holding property in tenancy by the entirety who enter into a new legal relationship simultaneously with or within ninety days after the termination of an earlier legal relationship; provided that no liens were perfected and attached on the property in the interim. Provides for non-liability of religious organizations and religious facilities under certain circumstances. Ensures that rights held by certain reciprocal beneficiaries carryover to a civil union; provided that the reciprocal beneficiaries terminated their relationship simultaneously with or within ninety days after the termination of the reciprocal beneficiary relationship. Extends rights created by the solemnization of a civil union that were not included within a reciprocal beneficiary relationship to be recognized as of the date the civil union was solemnized. Amends various statutory provisions relating to solemnizations. Authorizes name change on the certificate of civil union. Confirms the family court has jurisdiction over the divorce, annulment, and separation of a union that is recognized as a civil union in this State. Allows reciprocal beneficiaries who enter into a legal union in another jurisdiction that is not marriage have their legal union recognized as a civil union; effective upon approval. Exempts religious organizations from liability under certain circumstances when refusing to make a religious facility available for solemnization of a civil union. Effective retroactive to January 1, 2012. (HB2569 CD1)

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Title

Civil Unions; Reciprocal Beneficiary Relationship; Solemnization; Names

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-07-10 (S) Act 267, 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1370).
2012-07-10 (H) Act 267, on 7/6/2012 (Gov. Msg. No. 1370).
2012-05-07 (H) Transmitted to Governor.
2012-05-02 (S) Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 720).
2012-05-01 (H) Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 831).
2012-05-01 (H) Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Aquino, Awana, Ching, Cullen, Fontaine, Mizuno, Pine, Souki, Tsuji, Yamane voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2012-05-01 (S) Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 22 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Shimabukuro . 3 No(es): Senator(s) Gabbard, Kim, Slom. 0 Excused: none.
2012-04-27 (S) 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-12.
2012-04-27 (S) Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 120-12).
2012-04-27 (H) Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-01-12.
2012-04-27 (H) Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 120-12) as amended in (CD 1).
2012-04-27 (S) The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hee, Green, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2012-04-27 (H) The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Keith-Agaran, Oshiro, Har, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ito.
2012-04-27 (H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-27-12 at 5:30pm in Conference Room 325.
2012-04-24 (H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 2:35PM in conference room 325.
2012-04-20 (H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-24-12 2:31PM in conference room 325.
2012-04-20 (H) This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 04-27-12 2:31PM in conference room 325.
2012-04-20 (H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-27-12 2:31PM in conference room 325.
2012-04-19 (H) Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-20-12 2:30PM in conference room 325.
2012-04-19 (S) Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 629).
2012-04-18 (H) House conferee(s) replaced: Representative(s) Thielen replaced Representative(s) Fontaine as conferee(s).
2012-04-18 (S) Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 621).
2012-04-17 (H) House conferee(s) replaced: Representative(s) Fontaine replaced Representative(s) Thielen as conferee(s).
2012-04-17 (H) Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 759).
2012-04-17 (S) Senate Conferees appointed: Hee, Chair; Green, Co-Chair(s); Ihara.
2012-04-17 (S) Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 612).
2012-04-16 (H) House conferees appointed: Keith-Agaran, Oshiro Co-Chairs; Har, Ito, Thielen.
2012-04-13 (S) Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 547).
2012-04-12 (H) House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2012-04-10 (H) Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 637) in amended form (SD 1).
2012-04-10 (S) Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Dela Cruz, English, Espero, Kahele, Kim, Nishihara, Shimabukuro, Solomon, Wakai . Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Kidani, Kouchi, Ryan, Slom). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2012-04-05 (S) 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-12.
2012-04-05 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2012-04-05 (S) Reported from JDL/HTH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3193) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2012-03-20 (S) The committee(s) on HTH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HTH were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Green, Nishihara ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Chun Oakland, Wakai.
2012-03-20 (S) The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Hee, Shimabukuro, Ihara; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Gabbard, Slom; and 0 Excused: none.
2012-03-15 (S) The committee(s) on JDL/HTH has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-12 10:00AM in conference room 016.
2012-03-08 (S) Referred to JDL/HTH.
2012-03-08 (S) Passed First Reading.
2012-03-08 (S) Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 246).
2012-03-06 (H) Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2012-03-02 (H) Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-06-12.
2012-03-02 (H) Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 957-12) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2012-03-01 (H) The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) Oshiro, M. Lee, Choy, Cullen, Giugni, Har, Hashem, Ichiyama, Jordan, Kawakami, C. Lee, Morikawa, Tokioka, Yamashita, Marumoto, Riviere; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2012-02-28 (H) Broadcast of hearing/briefing available. See: www.capitoltv.org
2012-02-27 (H) Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-29-12 4:30PM in conference room 308.
2012-02-23 (H) The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2012-02-21 (H) Broadcast of hearing/briefing available. See: www.capitoltv.org
2012-02-21 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-23-12 6:00PM in House conference room 308.
2012-02-16 (H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and M. Lee, Souki excused (2).
2012-02-16 (H) Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 514-12) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2012-02-07 (H) The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Keith-Agaran, Rhoads, Brower, Carroll, Herkes, Ito, Luke, McKelvey, Souki, Tsuji, Fontaine, Marumoto, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Cabanilla, Coffman.
2012-02-03 (H) Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-07-12 2:00PM in conference room 325.
2012-01-31 (H) The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-07-12.
2012-01-27 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 01-31-12 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
2012-01-25 (H) Referred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 7
2012-01-25 (H) Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2012-01-23 (H) Pending introduction.

Same As/Similar To

SB2831 (Same As) 2012-01-25 - (S) Referred to HTH, JDL.

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