Hawaii Senate Bill 864 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on January 18 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-12-01 - Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii relating to the appointment and retention of justices and judges. Authorizes the senate to approve or reject subsequent terms of office for supreme court justices. Changes the required time frames from 30 to 90 days for the process to appoint and consent to a justice or judge. Harmonizes the senate consent procedures for district court judgeship nominees to mirror the senate consent procedures relating to supreme court justices and intermediate court of appeals and circuit court judges.

Proposing Amendments To The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Amend The Manner In Which Justices And Judges Are Appointed, Consented To, And Retained.

Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]	Sen. Kalani English [D]	Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]	Sen. Donna Kim [D]
Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-12-01		Carried over to 2020 Regular Session.
2019-01-24	Senate	Referred to JDC, WAM.
2019-01-22	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2019-01-18	Senate	Introduced.

SB864 (Carry Over) 2019-01-24 - Referred to JDC, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=864&year=2020
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2020/bills/SB864_.HTM