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SB262HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Prospective Jurors.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Authorizes the Judiciary to determine the format of the juror qualification form and the means of its delivery and return. Authorizes the Judiciary to use more than one method of delivery and attempt to contact any one juror more than once. Removes the requirement that the form be mailed. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)

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Bill text and versions

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Related measures

  • HB402— Same As
  • SB262— Carry Over

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

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. SD1by JDC

Companion measures: HB402, SB262. 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

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

  2. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

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

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB262
MemberJDC
Introduced		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeExcused
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye*
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye*Aye*
19 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJDC
Introduced		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019Aye
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

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. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  5. 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, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 812) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

  8. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  9. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Chang). Transmitted to House.

  10. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 116) in amended form (SD 1).

  11. Pass First Reading

  12. Referred to JHA, referral sheet 19

  13. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

  15. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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