HI HB275 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 28 2013 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-03-05 - Referred to JDL, WAM.
Pending: Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Proposes a constitutional amendment authorizing the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to appoint retired judges and justices as emeritus judges, permitting the appointed judges and justices to serve as temporary judges in courts no higher than the court level that they reached prior to retirement and for terms not to exceed three months per appointment. (HB275 HD1)

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Title

Chief Justice; Supreme Court; Emeritus Judge; Constitutional Amendment (ConAm)

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History

DateChamberAction
2013-03-05SenateReferred to JDL, WAM.
2013-03-01SenatePassed First Reading.
2013-03-01SenateReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 83).
2013-02-28HousePassed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Coffman, McDermott excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
2013-02-28HouseReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 689), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2013-02-25HouseThe committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Nishimoto, Johanson, Cullen, Hashem, Ing, Jordan, Kobayashi, Lowen, Morikawa, Onishi, Takayama, Tokioka, Woodson, Yamashita, Fukumoto, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2013-02-22HouseBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-25-13 1:30PM in House conference room 308.
2013-02-12HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Fale, Hanohano voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cachola, Coffman, Takai excused (4).
2013-02-12HouseReported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 292) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2013-01-31HouseThe committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Rhoads, Har, Brower, Cabanilla, Kawakami, Tsuji; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Thielen; 1 Noes: Representative(s) McDermott; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Carroll, Ito, C. Lee, Wooley.
2013-01-28HouseBill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Thursday, 01-31-13 2:05PM in House conference room 325.
2013-01-22HouseReferred to JUD, FIN, referral sheet 3
2013-01-22HouseIntroduced and Passed First Reading
2013-01-18HousePending introduction.

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