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SB297HIIntroduced 2026 Regular Session

Proposing A Constitutional Amendment To The Constitution Of The State Of Hawaii To Protect The Right To Reproductive Freedom.

Last status update Jan 15, 2025

What this measure contains

Amends the Hawaii State Constitution to prohibit the State from denying or interfering with an individual's reproductive freedom, including the right to choose to obtain an abortion and to obtain or use contraceptives.

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Related measures

  • HB728— Same As
  • SB297— Carry Over

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

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  1. Introduced

Companion measures: HB728, SB297. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Health and Human Services (HHS) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

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

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB297
MemberHHS
Introduced		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Excused
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

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 passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  6. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 495) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC/WAM.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC/WAM.

  8. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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