Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 127
RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- TARNAS (Democratic)
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- IWAMOTO (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Requires bail to be set in an amount that the defendant can afford based on certain factors. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:06 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2025 Senate | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 13, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 7, 2025 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 14, 2025 · House
Prefiled. - Jan 16, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1 - Feb 4, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-07-25 2:05PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 7, 2025 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran. - Feb 27, 2025 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 819) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - Feb 27, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kila, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 190). - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Referred to JDC, WAM. - Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
Re-Referred to JDC. - Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1365) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). - Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-27-25. - Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 19; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, McKelvey, Moriwaki . Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C., Richards). Transmitted to House. - Mar 27, 2025 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 404) in amended form (SD 1). - Mar 28, 2025 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 422). - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, San Buenaventura. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Garcia. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862). - Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 805). - Apr 23, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 2:00PM in conference room 325. - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 325. - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferee(s) discharged. - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). - Apr 1, 2026 · House
House Conferee(s) discharged. - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).