Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 397
RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- NAKAMURA (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes the amount of compensation for private-sector examiners who evaluate a criminal defendant's penal responsibility or fitness to proceed in a legal case. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 17, 2026, 8:12 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2025 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 16, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 17, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1 - Jan 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 01-30-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 288) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Feb 10, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.