Relating To The Administration Of Justice.
Last status update Jan 28, 2026
What this measure contains
Implements recommendations from the 2025 Advisory Committee on Penal Code Review, established pursuant to Act 245, SLH 2024, to amend the Hawaii Penal Code. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 27, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 12, 2026
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- SB2721— Same As
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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.
- Introduced
- HD1by JHA
Companion measure: SB2721. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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House JHA committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
8 aye · 1 no · 1 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
42 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 3 no · 3 excused
House members along the path
| Member | JHA Introduced | Second reading HD1 | Change along the path |
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| David AlcosHD-041 | No | ||
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | Aye | |
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Excused | ||
| Elle CochranHD-014 | Aye | Aye | |
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | No | No | |
| Joe GedeonHD-018 | Aye* | ||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Excused | Aye | |
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | Aye | |
| Sam KongHD-033 | Excused | ||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Excused | ||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Aye* | ||
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye* | ||
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | No | ||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | Aye | |
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | Aye | |
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | Aye | |
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | Aye | |
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | Aye |
33 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | JHA Introduced | Second reading HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | ||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | ||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | ||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | ||
| Daisy HartsfieldHD-036 | Aye | ||
| Daniel HoltHD-028 | Aye | ||
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | ||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | ||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | ||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | ||
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | ||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | ||
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | ||
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Aye | ||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | ||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | ||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | ||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | ||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | ||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | ||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | ||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | ||
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | ||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Aye | ||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Aye | ||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | ||
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | ||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | ||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | ||
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | ||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | ||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Aye | ||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye |
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
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Pending introduction.
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Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6
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Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
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Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 271-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Chun, Kong, Kusch excused (3).