Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii SB 2203

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed Senate
4. Passed House
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• CHANG (Democratic)
• ELEFANTE (Democratic)
• HASHIMOTO (Democratic)
• RHOADS (Democratic)
• RICHARDS (Democratic)
• SAN BUENAVENTURA (Democratic)
• WAKAI (Democratic)

Cosponsors (2)

• Kanuha (Democratic)
• Moriwaki (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• SB2203_SD1
• SB2203_SD2
• SB2203
• SB2203_SD1_SFA1
• SB2203_HD1

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

Actions

• Jan 14, 2026 · Senate
  Pending Introduction.
• Jan 21, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced and passed First Reading.
• Jan 26, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC.
• Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
  Re-Referred to JDC.
• Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
• Feb 3, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-05-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
• Feb 5, 2026 · 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.
• Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2160) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
• Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
  Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
• Feb 11, 2026 · Senate
  48 Hrs. Notice 02-13-26.
• Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
  Floor Amendment No. 1 offered.
• Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
  Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2).
• Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
  48 Hrs. Notice 02-17-26
• Feb 17, 2026 · Senate
  Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
• Feb 17, 2026 · House
  Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 5) in amended form (SD 2).
• Feb 18, 2026 · House
  Pass First Reading
• Feb 20, 2026 · House
  Referred to JHA, referral sheet 14
• Mar 31, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Apr 2, 2026 · House
  The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1976-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
• Apr 9, 2026 · House
  Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
• Apr 14, 2026 · House
  Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
• Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
  Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 635).
• Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
  Senate disagrees with House amendments.
• Apr 16, 2026 · House
  Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
• Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
  Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, Gabbard.
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 783).