Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii SB 2568

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANTS.

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

Sponsors

• KOUCHI (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• SB2568
• SB2568_SD1
• SB2568_HD1
• SB2568_HD2
• SB2568_CD1

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

Actions

• Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
  Introduced.
• Jan 23, 2026 · Senate
  Passed First Reading.
• Jan 28, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to GVO, JDC.
• Jan 30, 2026 · Senate
  Re-Referred to JDC.
• Feb 9, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
• Feb 13, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-20-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
• Feb 20, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.
• Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2885) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
• Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
  Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
• Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
  48 Hrs. Notice 3-10-26.
• Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
  Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
• Mar 10, 2026 · House
  Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 262) in amended form (SD 1).
• Mar 12, 2026 · House
  Pass First Reading
• Mar 12, 2026 · House
  Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 17
• Mar 20, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Mar 24, 2026 · 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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
• Mar 30, 2026 · House
  Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1468-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
• Mar 30, 2026 · 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, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
• Apr 6, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Apr 8, 2026 · House
  The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.
• Apr 10, 2026 · House
  Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2130-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
• Apr 10, 2026 · House
  Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
• Apr 14, 2026 · House
  Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
• Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
  Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 673).
• Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
  Senate disagrees with House amendments.
• Apr 16, 2026 · House
  Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
• Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
  Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Gabbard, Chang.
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).
• Apr 22, 2026 · House
  House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
• Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).
• Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:50PM; Conference Room 325.
• Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
  The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
• Apr 24, 2026 · House
  The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Tarnas, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 56-26).
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 56-26) as amended in (CD 1).
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
• May 6, 2026 · Senate
  Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (6) and none excused (0).
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
• May 8, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
• May 8, 2026 · Senate
  Enrolled to Governor.
• Jul 14, 2026 · Senate
  Act 237, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339).
• Jul 14, 2026 · House
  Act 237, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339).