Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 595
RELATING TO RECORDINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes the right of a person to record law enforcement activities. Establishes a private right of action for any violation of the right to record law enforcement activities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:38 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2025 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Jan 28, 2025 House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2 - Jan 24, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 28, 2025 · House
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 12) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). - Jan 31, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 615) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.