Relating To Wrongful Imprisonment.

What this measure contains

Establishes the procedure that a circuit court shall follow upon the reversal or vacation of an individual's judgment of conviction on grounds consistent with innocence, and where the charges were dismissed. Requires the State to pay advance compensation to any petitioner who was convicted in a court of the State, imprisoned for at least one year, and whose judgment of conviction was reversed or vacated, or was pardoned, on grounds consistent with innocence. Requires the Comptroller to issue a warrant for payment of advance compensation to a petitioner. Requires the Department of Human Services, in collaboration with the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, to contract with a community-based agency to assign a case manager to a petitioner upon the petitioner's release. Requires the State to provide medical coverage to a person for a certain duration upon the reversal or vacation of the person's judgment of conviction on grounds consistent with innocence and where the charges were dismissed. Provides that the Judiciary and Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall retain jurisdiction over the person for the purposes of effectuating this process. Authorizes the State to seek reimbursement from the applicable county for any losses incurred by the State pursuant to this process. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to submit an annual report to the Legislature. Clarifies eligibility to seek compensation for individuals whose judgment of conviction was reversed or vacated, or who were pardoned, on grounds consistent with innocence, and where the charges were dismissed. Shifts the burden of proof to the State to prove by a preponderance of evidence that the reversal or vacation of the judgment of conviction for a petitioner, or the pardoning of the petitioner, was inconsistent with innocence. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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• Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 28, 2026
• Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 11, 2026
• Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 19, 2026

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Legislative path

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1. Introduced
2. HD1by JHA
3. HD2by PBS

Companion measure: SB3294. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

1. Feb 10, 2026 · House

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

   7 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

2. Feb 12, 2026 · House

   House second reading on HD1: Passed

   48 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

3. Feb 18, 2026 · House

   House PBS committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

   9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

4. Feb 20, 2026 · House

   House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

   48 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

House members along the path

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

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Legislative history

1. Jan 28, 2026

   Introduced and Pass First Reading.

2. Feb 2, 2026

   Referred to JHA, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 6

3. Feb 6, 2026

   Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

4. Feb 10, 2026

   The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

5. Feb 12, 2026

   Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 235-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.

6. Feb 12, 2026

   Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Pierick voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

7. Feb 13, 2026

   Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-18-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

8. Feb 18, 2026

   The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

9. Feb 20, 2026

   Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 602-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

10. Feb 20, 2026

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Pierick voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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