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SB2568HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Offenses Against Public Servants.

Last status update Jul 14, 2026

What this measure contains

Elevates the offense of harassment to a misdemeanor when committed against a public servant because of or during their performance of official duties. (CD1)

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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.

  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by JDC
  3. HD1by LAB
  4. HD2by JHA
  5. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: HB2092. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Judiciary (JDC) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 1 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  2. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    22 aye · 3 no · 0 excused

  3. House LAB committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

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

  4. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    46 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

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

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

  6. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    47 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 2 no · 1 excused

  7. Senate conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  8. House conference managers on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  9. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    22 aye · 3 no · 0 excused

  10. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    45 aye · 6 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

18 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes

House members along the path

28 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. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to GVO, JDC.

  4. Re-Referred to JDC.

  5. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-20-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  7. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

  8. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2885) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  9. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  10. 48 Hrs. Notice 3-10-26.

  11. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  12. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 262) in amended form (SD 1).

  13. Pass First Reading

  14. Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 17

  15. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  16. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  17. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1468-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  18. 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, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  19. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.

  21. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2130-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  22. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  23. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  24. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 673).

  25. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  26. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  27. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Gabbard, Chang.

  28. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

  29. House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

  30. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

  31. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:50PM; Conference Room 325.

  32. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

  33. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Tarnas, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  34. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 56-26).

  35. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  36. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 56-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  37. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  38. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).

  39. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (6) and none excused (0).

  40. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  41. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  42. Enrolled to Governor.

  43. Act 237, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339).

  44. Act 237, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339).

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