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Bill RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study that examines consolidating the law enforcement activities and responsibilities of various state divisions and agencies under a single, centralized state enforcement division or agency. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2018 Regular Session SB 2909 Hawaii SB 2909 (2018 Regular Session)
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Hawaii SB 2909 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study that examines consolidating the law enforcement activities and responsibilities of various state divisions and agencies under a single, centralized state enforcement division or agency. (CD1)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. SB2909 (committee substitute) — source
  2. SB2909_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. SB2909_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. SB2909_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 120 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 31 (pass) · upper
  • The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 41 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 82 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 30 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 31 (pass) · upper
  • The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 70 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • BAKER — primary (person)
  • ENGLISH — primary (person)
  • KEITH-AGARAN — primary (person)
  • S. CHANG — primary (person)
  • TOKUDA — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2018-01-24 Introduced. introduction
  • 2018-01-24 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2018-01-24 Referred to GVO/JDC/PSM, WAM. referral-committee
  • 2018-01-31 The committee(s) on GVO/JDC/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-18 3:00PM in conference room 224.
  • 2018-02-08 The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, Baker; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) L. Thielen; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-02-08 The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ruderman ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-02-08 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) L. Thielen; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-02-16 Reported from GVO/JDC/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2426) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  • 2018-02-16 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
  • 2018-02-16 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-21-18 10:10AM in conference room 211.
  • 2018-02-21 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Harimoto, Riviere; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-03-02 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2735) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  • 2018-03-02 48 Hrs. Notice 03-06-18.
  • 2018-03-06 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Espero, Harimoto, Ihara, K. Rhoads . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Riviere, L. Thielen). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2018-03-06 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 357) in amended form (SD 2). introduction
  • 2018-03-08 Pass First Reading reading-1
  • 2018-03-08 Referred to LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 36 referral-committee
  • 2018-03-12 Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 03-15-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309.
  • 2018-03-15 The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-03-16 Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1180-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
  • 2018-03-16 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Har, Holt, Nakashima, Souki, Tokioka excused (7). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2018-03-19 Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Wednesday, 03-21-18 2:15PM in House conference room 325.
  • 2018-03-21 The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Morikawa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Brower, C. Lee, McDermott. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-03-23 Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1362-18), recommending referral to FIN.
  • 2018-03-23 Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen, Tupola voting no (2) and Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, McDermott, Souki, Tokioka excused (5).
  • 2018-03-24 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-28-18 4:00PM in House conference room 308.
  • 2018-03-28 The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Tupola. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-04-05 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1869-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2018-04-05 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen, Tupola, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) Choy, Holt, C. Lee, LoPresti, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (6). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2018-04-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 471). introduction
  • 2018-04-06 Senate disagrees with House amendments.
  • 2018-04-06 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 574).
  • 2018-04-16 House Conferees Appointed: Johanson, Nishimoto, Cullen Co-Chairs; McDermott.
  • 2018-04-16 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 610).
  • 2018-04-24 Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Taniguchi, Nishihara, K. Kahele Co-Chairs; Ruderman.
  • 2018-04-24 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-18 9:00AM in conference room 329.
  • 2018-04-24 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 833).
  • 2018-04-26 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 2:30PM in conference room 429.
  • 2018-04-26 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Taniguchi, K. Kahele, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2018-04-26 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Nishimoto, Cullen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
  • 2018-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 131-18).
  • 2018-04-27 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
  • 2018-04-27 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 131-18) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2018-04-27 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
  • 2018-05-01 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
  • 2018-05-01 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Tupola voting no (1) and none excused (0).
  • 2018-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
  • 2018-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
  • 2018-05-03 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
  • 2018-07-10 Act 124, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225). executive-signature
  • 2018-07-10 Act 124, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225). executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fd65d00e-7370-4e73-ab7f-cdb2da4057ef. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).