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SB3294HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Wrongful Imprisonment.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes the procedure that a circuit court shall follow upon the reversal or vacation of a person's judgment of conviction on grounds consistent with innocence, and where the charges were dismissed. Requires the State to pay, through a warrant for payment issued by the Comptroller, advance compensation to any petitioner who was convicted in a court of the State, imprisoned for at least one year, and whose judgment of conviction was reversed or vacated, or was pardoned, on grounds consistent with innocence. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to immediately notify the Department of Human Services so the Department of Human Services may assign a case manager to a petitioner upon the petitioner's release. Requires the State to provide medical coverage to a person for a certain duration upon the reversal or vacation of the person's judgment of conviction on grounds consistent with innocence and where the charges were dismissed. Provides that the Judiciary and Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall retain jurisdiction over the person for the purposes of effectuating this process. Authorizes the State to seek reimbursement from the applicable county for any losses incurred by the State pursuant to this process. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to submit an annual report to the Legislature. Clarifies eligibility to seek compensation for persons whose judgment of conviction was reversed or vacated, or who were pardoned, on grounds consistent with innocence, and where the charges were dismissed. Shifts the burden of proof to the State to prove by a preponderance of evidence that the reversal or vacation of the judgment of conviction for a petitioner, or the pardoning of the petitioner, was inconsistent with innocence. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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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 GVO
  3. SD2by WAM
  4. HD1by JHA
  5. HD2by PBS

Companion measure: HB2493. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Government Operations (GVO) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

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

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

  3. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  4. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House JHA committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    7 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    48 aye · 1 no · 1 excused

  7. House PBS committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  8. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    46 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  9. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

    16 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  10. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    51 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB3294
MemberGVO
Introduced		JDC
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023ExcusedAyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
6 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberGVO
Introduced		JDC
SD1		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB3294
MemberJHA
SD2		Second reading
HD1		PBS
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Elijah PierickHD-039NoAyeAyeNo → Aye at House report adoption (HD2)
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedAyeExcusedAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019ExcusedAyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeExcusedAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeExcusedAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
18 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJHA
SD2		Second reading
HD1		PBS
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye

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. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to GVO/PSM, JDC/WAM.

  4. Re-Referred to GVO, JDC/WAM.

  5. The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 3:45PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-19-26 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

  7. The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  8. Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2686) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

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

  10. The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:35AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  11. 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.

  12. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  13. Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3069) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  14. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

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

  16. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 399) in amended form (SD 2).

  17. Pass First Reading

  18. Referred to JHA, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 17

  19. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-18-26 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: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama, Cochran.

  21. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1267-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.

  22. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  23. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  25. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1480-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  26. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  27. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  29. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2161-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  30. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  31. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 774).

  32. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  34. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Belatti, Kusch Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Poepoe, Garcia.

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

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