Relating To The Administration Of Justice.
State of HawaiiHawaiiImplements 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)
- Status
- Passed
- Signed or otherwise enacted
- Status date
- Jun 26, 2026
- 139 days ago
- Current chamber
- House of Representatives
- Session
- 2026 Regular Session
HI SB 2721 · PassedJun 26
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Bill details
- Last action
- Act 151, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1252). · Jun 26, 2026
Sponsors
KRKarl RhoadsSenator · Democrat · SD-013Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
SCStanley ChangSenator · Democrat · SD-009Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
LILorraine InouyeSenator · Democrat · SD-001Primary sponsorPrimary sponsor
Bill history
Newest first.
Jun 26, 2026Act 151, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1252).House
Jun 26, 2026Act 151, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1252).Senate
May 8, 2026Enrolled to Governor.Senate
May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate
May 6, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).House
May 6, 2026Passed 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).House
May 6, 2026Passed 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).Senate
Apr 29, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House
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Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 48-26) as amended in (CD 1).House
Apr 29, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.Senate
Apr 29, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 48-26).Senate
Apr 28, 2026The 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.Senate
Apr 28, 2026The 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.House
Apr 27, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.House
Apr 24, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.House
Apr 23, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.Senate
Apr 22, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 2:35PM; Conference Room 325.Senate
Apr 21, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).House
Apr 21, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, Gabbard.Senate
Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).Senate
Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kusch Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Garcia.House
Apr 16, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).House
Apr 16, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate
Apr 16, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 694).Senate
Apr 14, 2026Passed 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.House
Apr 10, 2026Deferred one day 04-14-26.House
Apr 10, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2076-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Apr 7, 2026The 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.House
Apr 2, 2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.House
Mar 31, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 25, 2026Passed 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).House
Mar 25, 2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1409-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House
Mar 17, 2026The 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.House
Mar 12, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 12, 2026Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17House
Mar 12, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse
Mar 10, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 287) in amended form (SD 1).House
Mar 10, 2026Passed 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.Senate
Mar 5, 202648 Hrs. Notice 3/10/2026.Senate
Mar 5, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).Senate
Mar 5, 2026Reported 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.Senate
Feb 18, 2026The 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.Senate
Feb 11, 2026The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 3, 2026Re-Referred to JDC.Senate
Feb 2, 2026The committee on PSM deferred the measure.Senate
Jan 30, 2026The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.Senate
Jan 28, 2026Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM.Senate
Jan 26, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate
Jan 23, 2026Introduced.Senate
Recorded votes
Senate Judiciary: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 18, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 1 nayPassedPassed
Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 28, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassedPassed
House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 28, 2026 · House · 3 yea · 1 nayPassedPassed
Subjects
- Hawaii Penal Code
- Implementation
- Advisory Committee Recommendations
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