Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 610
RELATING TO COLD CASE INVESTIGATIONS.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- SOUZA (Republican)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- COCHRAN (Republican)
- IWAMOTO (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes and appropriates funds for a Cold Case Investigation Unit within the Department of the Attorney General. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:16 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2 - 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: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 725) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Feb 14, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.