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HI HB1794
Bill
Status
1/18/2012
Primary Sponsor
John Mizuno
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AI Summary
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Broadens the offense of criminal trespass in the first degree to include persons who enter or remain unlawfully on public housing project premises after being requested or warned to leave by housing authorities
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Applies to both state low-income public housing projects and federal low-income public housing projects
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Limits entities authorized to issue warnings or requests to leave to housing authorities only (excludes neighborhood watch and police officers from original version)
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Hawaii Public Housing Authority and Honolulu Police Department supported the measure; American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii opposed it
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Referred to the Committee on Judiciary for further consideration
Legislative Description
Criminal Trespass; Public Housing Project
Last Action
(H) 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 Belatti, C. Lee, M. Lee, Tokioka excused (4).
2/15/2012