STATE BILLHI HB 1628ENGROSSED

Relating To Compassionate Release.

Establishes a protocol for compassionate release for certain ill or seriously debilitated incarcerated persons. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 10, 2026; 247 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1628 · EngrossedMar 10

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Bill details

Last action: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016. · May 1, 2026

Bill history

Newest first.

May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:10 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

May 1, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

Apr 30, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

Apr 29, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:00PM; CR 016.Senate

Apr 28, 2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:00PM in conference room 016.House

Show 35 earlier actions

Apr 27, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).House

Apr 24, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Rhoads, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Inouye.Senate

Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Senate

Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Tarnas, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Templo, Shimizu.House

Apr 20, 2026Re-referred to PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30House

Apr 17, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Senate

Apr 16, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 14, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 593) in amended form (SD 1).House

Apr 14, 2026Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Elefante, Richards, Wakai . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 10, 2026One Day Notice 04-14-26.Senate

Apr 10, 2026Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3801) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate

Apr 8, 2026The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.Senate

Apr 8, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Apr 6, 2026The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3288) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.Senate

Mar 25, 2026The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye.Senate

Mar 20, 2026The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 252).Senate

Mar 10, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kila, Kitagawa, Olds, Sayama voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Matayoshi, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.House

Mar 6, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.House

Mar 6, 2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1142-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 25, 2026The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.House

Feb 23, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 20, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House

Feb 20, 2026Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 600-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.House

Feb 11, 2026The 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.House

Feb 5, 2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-11-26 11:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 4, 2026The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-11-26, 11:30AM.House

Jan 30, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 26, 2026Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 1House

Jan 21, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 20, 2026Prefiled.House

Recorded votes

Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 25, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Judiciary: Passed, UnamendedApr 8, 2026 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedApr 8, 2026 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Hawaii Paroling Authority
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Compassionate Release
Reports
Appropriation ($)

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