Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1759
RELATING TO THEFT.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- GEDEON (Republican)
- ALCOS (Republican)
- GARCIA (Republican)
- MATSUMOTO (Republican)
- MURAOKA (Republican)
- PIERICK (Republican)
- REYES ODA (Republican)
- SHIMIZU (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Creates the offense of organized retail theft. Provides penalties for organized retail theft which are increased based on value of property and leadership roles. Creates an organized retail theft task force. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2026 House | The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 21, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 22, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Referred to ECD, JHA, referral sheet 1 - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 01-30-26 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 30, 2026 · House
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 289-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 17, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Amato, Takayama voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).