Hawaii Senate Bill 499

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Clarifies that the conviction of a crime by a person holding a license to practice professional engineering, architecture, land surveying, or landscape architecture in the State, that is substantially related to the qualifications, functions, and duties of the licensee constitutes a ground for disciplinary action by the State Board of Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors, and Landscape Architects. Allows the Board to suspend or revoke a convicted licensee's license or decline to reissue a license to a convicted licensee subject to certain conditions.

Relating To Professional Engineers, Architects, Surveyors And Landscape Architects.

Sen. Brandon Elefante [D]

Sen. Henry Aquino [D]

Sen. Stanley Chang [D]

Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-02-07	Senate	The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
2023-02-03	Senate	The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-23 9:15AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2023-01-25	Senate	Referred to CPN, JDC.
2023-01-20	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2023-01-20	Senate	Introduced.

HB320 (Same As) 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
SB499 (Carry Over) 2023-02-07 - The committee on CPN deferred the measure.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=499&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB499_.HTM