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SB2721HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The Administration Of Justice.

Last status update Jun 26, 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 9/1/2026. (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 JHA
  4. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: HB2414. 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 JHA committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

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

  4. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    44 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 3 no · 2 excused

  5. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

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

  6. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    39 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 9 no · 1 excused

  7. House conference managers on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  8. Senate conference managers on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  9. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    21 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 3 no · 0 excused

  10. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    42 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 8 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

17 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes

House members along the path

19 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 PSM, JDC/WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee on PSM deferred the measure.

  6. Re-Referred to JDC.

  7. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  8. 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, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

  9. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2812) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice 3/10/2026.

  12. 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.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 287) in amended form (SD 1).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and Excused: none.

  18. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1409-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  19. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

  22. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

  24. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2076-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  25. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

  26. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Kila, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matayoshi, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (9) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  27. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 694).

  28. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  30. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kusch Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia.

  31. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

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

  33. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

  34. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 2:35PM; Conference Room 325.

  35. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.

  36. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  37. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  38. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kusch, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.

  39. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  40. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 48-26).

  41. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  42. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 48-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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

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

  45. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Kila, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (8) and none excused (0).

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

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

  48. Enrolled to Governor.

  49. Act 151, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1252).

  50. Act 151, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1252).

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