HI HB671 | 2020 | Regular Session
Note: Carry Over of previous HB671
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
Pending: House Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
Provides that a surviving, unmarried, same-sex partner of a deceased veteran may be interred at any state veterans cemetery provided that the surviving partner provides a written formal request for waiver and evidence to the Secretary of Veteran Affairs that the couple would have married but for a state law prohibiting same-sex marriage. (HB671 HD2)
Title
Relating To Veterans Services.
Sponsors
| Rep. John Mizuno [D] | Rep. Bertrand Kobayashi [D] | Sen. Chris Lee [D] | Rep. Nicole Lowen [D] |
| Rep. Gregg Takayama [D] |
Roll Calls
2019-02-14 - House - House Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 10 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - House - House Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2019-01-30 - House - House Public Safety, Veterans, & Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 6 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-01 | Carried over to 2020 Regular Session. | |
| 2019-02-15 | House | Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5). |
| 2019-02-15 | House | Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 746) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. |
| 2019-02-14 | House | The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Morikawa, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Say. |
| 2019-02-13 | House | Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-14-19 2:00PM in conference room 325. |
| 2019-02-13 | House | The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-19. |
| 2019-02-11 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Wednesday, 02-13-19 3:00PM in House conference room 325. |
| 2019-02-05 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with Representative(s) Okimoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Say, Thielen excused (2). |
| 2019-02-05 | House | Reported from PVM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 56) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD. |
| 2019-01-30 | House | The committees on PVM recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Gates, D. Kobayashi, Kong, Nishimoto, Ohno; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott. |
| 2019-01-25 | House | Bill scheduled to be heard by PVM on Wednesday, 01-30-19 10:30AM in House conference room 430. |
| 2019-01-24 | House | Referred to PVM, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 5 |
| 2019-01-22 | House | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| 2019-01-18 | House | Pending introduction. |
Same As/Similar To
HB671 (Carry Over) 2019-02-15 - Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5).
