All Bills - Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB273
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Establishes a deferred retirement option program for police officers.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB274
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/27/25
Establishes a licensing scheme for licensed certified midwives and licensed certified professional midwives, to be overseen by the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs. Reestablishes the home birth task force to provide recommendations on issues related to home births. Dissolves the task force on 6/30/2026. Requires reports to the Legislature.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB275
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Extends the deadline to register to vote by mail from 30 to 10 days prior to a primary or general election. Repeals obsolete language regarding permanent absentee ballots.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB276
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Reinstates mandatory minimum jail sentences for successive violations of the same order for protection. Removes the distinction between domestic and non-domestic violations of an order for protection. Eliminates the court's ability to suspend mandatory minimum sentences.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB277
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Increases the penalty for promoting minor-produced sexual images to a felony if the person is more than 3 years older than the minor. Extends the probationary term for felony obscenity offenses. Tolls the statute of limitations for obscenity offenses during a victim's minority. Requires sex offender registration for felony obscenity offenses involving minors.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB278
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Removes state of mind requirement pertaining to a victim's age for felony assaults aggravated by the victim's age. Raises the threshold age from 60 years of age or older to 65 years of age or older.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB279
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Conforms fentanyl to the possession offense thresholds for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB28
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/16/25
Specifies that a simple majority of affirmative votes of the members of the Land Use Commission present at a meeting and qualified to vote is required for any boundary amendment.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB280
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/28/25
Amends the offense of negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB281
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/27/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/13/25
Refer
3/13/25
Report Pass
4/4/25
Report Pass
4/24/25
Report Pass
4/24/25
Enrolled
5/1/25
Defines and prohibits the offense of torture. Makes torture a class A felony. (CD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB282
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Increases the penalty for using an uncrewed aircraft in the furtherance of the commission of a felony.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB283
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/18/25
Engrossed
2/27/25
Refer
3/4/25
Establishes heightened penalties for the offense of bribery, under certain circumstances. (SD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB284
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/28/25
Engrossed
3/4/25
Refer
3/6/25
Report Pass
3/31/25
Enrolled
4/16/25
Requires the Department of the Attorney General to provide a written memorandum recommending approval or disapproval of an order authorizing or approving the interception of a wire, oral, or electronic communication to the prosecuting attorney within twenty-four hours of the prosecuting attorney's request to the Department. Establishes a process for emergency applications for emergency orders authorizing or approving the interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications. (HD1)
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB285
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Refer
1/27/25
Prohibits the possession, transfer, and sale of ghost guns. Establishes mandatory minimum sentencing for use of a ghost gun in the commission of a felony.
HI
Hawaii 2025 Regular Session
Hawaii Senate Bill SB286
Introduced
1/15/25
Refer
1/21/25
Report Pass
2/10/25
Refer
2/10/25
Appropriates funds to the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu for the Career Criminal Prosecution Unit. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)