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SB401HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Firearms.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Establishes prohibitions on assault rifles, assault shotguns, and .50 caliber firearms. Expands the ban on high-capacity detachable magazines. Allows possession of an assault rifle, assault shotgun, or detachable magazine with a capacity greater than ten rounds when certain conditions are met. Effective 1/1/2026. (CD2)

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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 PSM
  3. SD2by JDC
  4. HD1by JHA
  5. CD1by Conference
  6. CD2

Companion measure: SB401. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs (PSM) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

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

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    16 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 5 no · 0 excused

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

    8 aye · 1 no · 2 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    39 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 8 no · 1 excused

  6. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    38 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 8 no · 3 excused

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

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

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

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

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB401
MemberPSM
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeNoAye → No at Senate third reading (SD2)
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002NoAye*No → Aye with reservations at Senate third reading (SD2)
Henry AquinoSD-019Aye*
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007No
Samantha DeCorteSD-022NoNo
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020No
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021NoNo
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye*
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye*
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
11 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberPSM
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Conference
HD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB401
MemberJHA
SD2		Second reading
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
HD1		Change along the path
Darius KilaHD-044Aye*NoAye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD1)
Kanani SouzaHD-043NoAyeNo → Aye at House third reading (HD1)
David AlcosHD-041NoNo
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedExcused
Diamond GarciaHD-042ExcusedNoNoNo
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeExcused
Sam KongHD-033NoNo
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeExcused
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038NoNo
Chris MuraokaHD-045NoNo
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039NoNo
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*Aye*
Garner ShimizuHD-032NoNoNo
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
29 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJHA
SD2		Second reading
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

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 PSM, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.

  6. Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 552) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  8. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  9. 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, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Gabbard, San Buenaventura; and 0 Excused: none.

  10. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1058) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  12. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, McKelvey, Richards, San Buenaventura. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCoite, DeCorte, Fevella, Gabbard). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 150) in amended form (SD 2).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to JHA, referral sheet 19

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-13-25 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: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia.

  18. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1750) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  19. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Kila, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu, Souza voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  20. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kila, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela, Marten excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

  21. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 578).

  22. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  23. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

  24. Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Chang, Wakai.

  25. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 863).

  26. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Todd, Garcia.

  27. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 4:30PM; Conference Room 325.

  28. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 808).

  29. House Conferees Discharged: Representative Poepoe discharged as Conferee.

  30. Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

  31. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Rhoads, Chang, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  32. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.

  33. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 85).

  34. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.

  35. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 85) as amended in (CD 1).

  36. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.

  37. Floor Amendment No. 15 offered.

  38. Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2) following Roll Call vote: Ayes, 13. Ayes(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 12 (Senator(s) Chang, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Ihara, Inouye, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Lee, C., Moriwaki, Rhoads). Excused, 0 (none).

  39. Separated Committee Report.

  40. Report filed.

  41. Recommitted to Conference Committee.

  42. Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Cochran excused.

  43. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  44. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  45. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  46. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  47. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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