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HB1626HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Youth Penalties.

Last status update Mar 6, 2026

What this measure contains

Prohibits the assessment of any fees, fines, or court costs against a person who was adjudicated for an offense committed during the person's minority, or against the person's parent or guardian, and discharges all related debt obligations assessed before the effective date of the Act. Encourages the use of community service and other programs that employ aina-based principles. Repeals certain penalties imposed on parents, guardians, or other persons associated with unaccompanied children in streets and unmarried minors in dance halls. (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 HSH
  3. SD1by HHS

Companion measure: SB2540. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

    6 aye · 2 no · 1 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    45 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 3 no · 0 excused

  3. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    7 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused

  4. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    42 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 3 no · 3 excused

  5. Health and Human Services (HHS) on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1626
MemberHHS
HD1		Change along the path
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Excused
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1626
MemberHSH
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041NoNoNo
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeExcusedAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNoNoNo
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye*AyeDropped reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038Aye*AyeDropped reservations at House third reading (HD1)
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeExcused
Elijah PierickHD-039NoNo
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeExcused
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeExcused
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027ExcusedAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
27 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSH
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Change along the path
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

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. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-12-26 10:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takenouchi.

  6. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 379-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Gedeon, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 990-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Kila, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 144).

  13. Passed First Reading.

  14. Referred to HHS, JDC.

  15. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  16. 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, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

  17. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3188) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

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