HB 565

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2021 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 25, 2021
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Relating To Divorce.

Abstract

Grants exclusive original jurisdiction in matters of divorce to the family court of the circuit in which an applicant is domiciled at the time the application is filed. Repeals the requirement that a person be domiciled or physically present in the State for a continuous period of at least six months before completing a divorce. Effective 7/1/3021. (HD1)

Bill Sponsors (23)

Votes


Actions


Feb 19, 2021

House

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) Har, Kong, Matayoshi excused (3).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Finance

House

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 590) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Feb 16, 2021

House

The committees on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Nakashima, Matayoshi, Ichiyama, D. Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, McKelvey, Nakamura, Todd, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Takumi, Tokioka.

Feb 12, 2021

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-16-21 2:00PM in House conference room 325 Via Videoconference.

Jan 27, 2021

House

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Finance

Jan 25, 2021

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 22, 2021

House

Pending introduction.

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
HB565_HD1 PDF HTML
HB565 PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Committee Report HB565_HD1_HSCR590_ PDF HTML
Testimony HB565_TESTIMONY_JHA_02-16-21_ PDF

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