RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP SERVICES.
Establishes a two-year pilot program in the Probate Court and Family Court of the First Circuit to fund certain guardianship- and conservatorship‑related court resources in situations where the respondent does not have sufficient funds to pay for one or more of the resources and the court has deemed the resource or resources beneficial. Requires the Judiciary to submit reports to the Governor and Legislature. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
Hawaii HB 648 (2025) — RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP AND CONSERVATORSHIP SERVICES.
Establishes a two-year pilot program in the Probate Court and Family Court of the First Circuit to fund certain guardianship- and conservatorship‑related court resources in situations where the respondent does not have sufficient funds to pay for one or more of the resources and the court has deemed the resource or resources beneficial. Requires the Judiciary to submit reports to the Governor and Legislature. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
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2025-05-02 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). receipt
2025-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). receipt
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). passage
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
2025-04-24 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 57).
2025-04-24 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 57) as amended in (CD 1).
2025-04-22 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-22 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kitagawa, Belatti, Marten, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-04-21 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 2:05PM in conference room 325.
2025-04-17 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-21-25 2:05PM in conference room 325.
2025-04-16 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-17-25 3:46PM in conference room 325.
2025-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). receipt
2025-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). receipt
2025-04-14 House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Belatti, Marten, Shimizu.
2025-04-08 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559). receipt
2025-04-04 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
2025-04-03 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 549) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-03 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2025-04-02 One Day Notice 04-03-25.
2025-04-02 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1519) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-03-31 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-28 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-20 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2025-03-20 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1194) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-03-14 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-13 The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-14-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. deferral
2025-03-07 The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2025-03-06 Referred to JDC, WAM. referral-committee
2025-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2025-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 264). introduction, receipt
2025-03-04 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2025-02-28 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1140), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-25 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Reyes Oda, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-21 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-14 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). reading-2, referral-committee
2025-02-14 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 689) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-12 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-07 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21 Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2 referral-committee
2025-01-21 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2025-01-17 Pending introduction.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c02ef126-de8a-4bcb-a977-dcfa995e383c. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).