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HB963HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Crimes Against Elders.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was seventy years of age or older. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)

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  • HB963— Carry Over

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

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  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by HSH
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. SD1by HHS
  5. SD2by JDC

Companion measure: HB963. 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

    9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    48 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  3. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    10 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    48 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 2 excused

  5. Health and Human Services (HHS) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    2 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  6. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  7. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

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

Senate members along the path

15 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes

House members along the path

29 more House members only counted as floor ayes

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. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. Bill re-scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:45AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  7. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 522) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  8. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 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, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  11. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1053) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  12. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  13. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  14. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 308).

  15. Passed First Reading.

  16. Referred to HHS, JDC.

  17. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  18. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  19. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey, Keohokalole, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  20. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2166) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  22. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  23. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  24. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3762) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  25. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  26. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keohokalole. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  27. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 570) in amended form (SD 2).

  28. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  29. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  30. House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Olds, Takenouchi, Garcia.

  31. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

  32. Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; McKelvey.

  33. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 738).

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