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HB1247HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Criminal Proceedings.

Last status update Mar 5, 2026

What this measure contains

Allows a party aggrieved by the judgment of a circuit court on a minimum term order to appeal to the Intermediate Appellate Court. Requires prisoners to be represented by counsel in any petition challenging the minimum term proceedings. Requires the Supreme Court to establish rules. Establishes grounds for challenging a minimum term order. Appropriates funds. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by JHA
  3. SD1by JDC

Companion measure: HB1247. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House JHA committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    6 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 3 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    43 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 2 no · 4 excused

  3. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    12 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 3 no · 0 excused

  4. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    41 aye · 8 no · 1 excused

  5. Judiciary (JDC) on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1247
MemberJDC
HD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023No
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1247
MemberJHA
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeNoNoAye → No at House FIN committee (HD1)
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036NoAyeNo → Aye at House third reading (HD1)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD1)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD1)
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD1)
Garner ShimizuHD-032Aye*Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD1)
Della au BelattiHD-026ExcusedAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNoNo
Joe GedeonHD-018NoNo
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049ExcusedAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045NoNo
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAyeExcused
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeExcusedAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018Excused
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye
23 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJHA
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-07-25 2:05PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Todd.

  6. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 727) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

  8. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Alcos, Gedeon; and Excused: none.

  11. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 867-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  12. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 12).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to JDC, WAM.

  16. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  17. 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, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  18. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3271) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  19. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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