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Bill RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Establishes the statewide human trafficking prevention program within the department of the attorney general to provide services and assistance to victims of human trafficking and victims of the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Requires reports to the legislature. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2023 Regular Session HB 579 Hawaii HB 579 (2023 Regular Session)
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Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
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PERRUSO
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Hawaii HB 579 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Establishes the statewide human trafficking prevention program within the department of the attorney general to provide services and assistance to victims of human trafficking and victims of the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Requires reports to the legislature. (CD1)

Version chain

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

  1. HB579 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB579_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB579_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB579_HD2 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB579_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 100 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 50 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 60 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 110 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 70 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 150 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 30 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 50 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • AMATO — primary (person)
  • BELATTI — primary (person)
  • COCHRAN — primary (person)
  • HUSSEY-BURDICK — primary (person)
  • ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
  • KAPELA — primary (person)
  • KITAGAWA — primary (person)
  • LAMOSAO — primary (person)
  • LOWEN — primary (person)
  • MARTEN — primary (person)
  • MATSUMOTO — primary (person)
  • MORIKAWA — primary (person)
  • PERRUSO — primary (person)
  • POEPOE — primary (person)
  • TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-06-14 Act 083, 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184). became-law
  • 2023-06-14 Act 083, on 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1184). became-law
  • 2023-05-03 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 2023-05-04 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). receipt
  • 2023-05-02 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). receipt
  • 2023-05-02 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). passage
  • 2023-05-02 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
  • 2023-04-28 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
  • 2023-04-28 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 147).
  • 2023-04-28 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-02-23.
  • 2023-04-28 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 147) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2023-04-28 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Rhoads, Kidani; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-04-28 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Tarnas, Kitagawa, Amato, Ichiyama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2023-04-28 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-28-23 at 04:40pm in Conference Room 329.
  • 2023-04-27 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 1:30PM in conference room 329.
  • 2023-04-26 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 4:45PM in conference room 329.
  • 2023-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-26-23 4:45PM in conference room 329.
  • 2023-04-24 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-25-23 4:45PM in conference room 329.
  • 2023-04-24 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839). receipt
  • 2023-04-21 House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Amato, Ichiyama, Garcia.
  • 2023-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 909). receipt
  • 2023-04-19 Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads, Kidani Co-Chairs.
  • 2023-04-14 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). receipt
  • 2023-04-13 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2023-04-11 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 755) in amended form (SD 1).
  • 2023-04-11 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2023-04-06 One Day Notice 04-11-23.
  • 2023-04-06 Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1812) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
  • 2023-04-04 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Moriwaki, Shimabukuro. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-04-04 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-31 The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  • 2023-03-22 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2023-03-22 Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1263) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
  • 2023-03-13 The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-10 The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-23 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
  • 2023-03-09 Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM. referral-committee
  • 2023-03-07 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2023-03-07 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 167). introduction, receipt
  • 2023-03-03 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Matayoshi excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2023-03-03 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 959), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2023-02-24 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-02-22 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-24-23 11:30AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2023-02-16 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) Todd excused (1).
  • 2023-02-16 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 534) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
  • 2023-02-10 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-02-08 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-10-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2023-02-07 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2023-02-07 Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 146) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
  • 2023-01-31 The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Belatti, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Takenouchi, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Amato. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-01-27 Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS on Tuesday, 01-31-23 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2023-01-27 Referred to HUS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2 referral-committee
  • 2023-01-23 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2023-01-20 Pending introduction.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/66ba3497-0870-4bf0-beb5-bdc9d047eb67. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).