Hawaii Senate Bill 197 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-12-17 - Carried over to 2016 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Judiciary and Labor Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Prohibits police department officers and employees, department of public safety employees, department of land and natural resources employees, and department of transportation employees who are authorized to carry firearms from consuming alcohol or ingesting prescription medications that would impair the judgment or physical response of the employee while carrying a firearm; provided that employees who are taking part in an official criminal surveillance or undercover operation shall be exempt from this requirement. Prohibits these employees from consuming alcohol for an unspecified number of hours prior to carrying a firearm. (SD1)

Firearms; State and County Employees and Officers; Alcohol; Prescription Medications

Sen. William Espero [D]

Sen. Brickwood Galuteria [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-17		Carried over to 2016 Regular Session.
2015-02-19	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDL.
2015-02-19	Senate	Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 294) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDL.
2015-02-12	Senate	The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Espero, Baker, Galuteria, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Slom.
2015-02-09	Senate	The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-15 1:15PM in conference room 229.
2015-02-06	Senate	Re-Referred to PSM, JDL.
2015-01-26	Senate	Referred to PSM/WTL/TRA, JDL.
2015-01-23	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2015-01-23	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=197&year=2016
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB197_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2016/bills/SB197_SD1_.HTM