Requires mandatory written reports of child abuse or neglect to the Department of Human Services to include the military status of the child's parent or other persons responsible for the child's care, if known. Requires the Department of Human Services to inform the appropriate authority for the branch of the United States military when, upon receiving a report of child abuse or neglect, there is sufficient information to determine that the report involves a family where one of the parents, guardians, or alleged perpetrators is a member of an identifiable branch of the United States military. (CD1)
Hawaii SB 951 (2025) — RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.
Requires mandatory written reports of child abuse or neglect to the Department of Human Services to include the military status of the child's parent or other persons responsible for the child's care, if known. Requires the Department of Human Services to inform the appropriate authority for the branch of the United States military when, upon receiving a report of child abuse or neglect, there is sufficient information to determine that the report involves a family where one of the parents, guardians, or alleged perpetrators is a member of an identifiable branch of the United States military. (CD1)
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2025-05-02 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
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 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 63) as amended in (CD 1).
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. 63).
2025-04-23 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) San Buenaventura, Elefante, Gabbard, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-23 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Belatti, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto.
2025-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). receipt
2025-04-14 House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Belatti, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Souza.
2025-04-03 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 481). receipt
2025-04-03 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
2025-04-03 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 440). introduction, receipt
2025-04-02 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2025-03-31 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1732) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-03-20 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-18 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-20-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-18 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 Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). reading-2, referral-committee
2025-03-18 Reported from HSH/PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1287) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-03-12 The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Woodson. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-12 The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Takayama, Alcos, Garcia. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-07 Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH/PBS on Wednesday, 03-12-25 8:50AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-03-06 Referred to HSH/PBS, JHA, referral sheet 19 referral-committee
2025-03-06 Pass First Reading reading-1
2025-03-04 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 226) in amended form (SD 2). introduction, receipt
2025-03-04 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2025-02-27 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
2025-02-27 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 736) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2025-02-20 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-18 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 10:01AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
2025-02-14 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
2025-02-14 Reported from HHS/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 591) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2025-02-07 The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-07 The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-31 The committee(s) on HHS/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-23 Referred to HHS/PSM, JDC. referral-committee
2025-01-21 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2025-01-17 Introduced. introduction
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