Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SB308 Compare Versions

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1		-	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 308 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D. 2 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
	1	+	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 308 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D. 1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FIREARMS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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	4	+	THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 S.D. 1
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13	13		THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
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31	31		A BILL FOR AN ACT
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37	37		RELATING TO FIREARMS.
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43	43		BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47		-	SECTION 1. Section 134-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds [which] that are designed for or capable of use with a pistol is prohibited. The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of any detachable ammunition magazine with a capacity in excess of thirty rounds that is designed for or capable of use with any firearm ~~other than a pistol~~ is prohibited. This subsection shall not apply to magazines originally designed to accept more than ten rounds of ammunition [which] that have been modified to accept [no] not more than ten rounds and which are not capable of being readily restored to a capacity of more than ten rounds." SECTION 2. This Act shall not prohibit possession of a detachable ammunition magazine with a capacity in excess of thirty rounds that is designed for or capable of use with any firearm other than a pistol that was legally obtained prior to the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date. SECTION 4. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
	47	+	SECTION 1. Section 134-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: "(c) The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds [which] that are designed for or capable of use with [a pistol] any firearm is prohibited. This subsection shall not apply to magazines originally designed to accept more than ten rounds of ammunition [which] that have been modified to accept [no] not more than ten rounds and which are not capable of being readily restored to a capacity of more than ten rounds." SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date. SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
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49	49		SECTION 1. Section 134-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
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51		-	"(c) The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds [which] that are designed for or capable of use with a pistol is prohibited. The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of any detachable ammunition magazine with a capacity in excess of thirty rounds that is designed for or capable of use with any firearm ~~other than a pistol~~ is prohibited. This subsection shall not apply to magazines originally designed to accept more than ten rounds of ammunition [which] that have been modified to accept [no] not more than ten rounds and which are not capable of being readily restored to a capacity of more than ten rounds."
	51	+	"(c) The manufacture, possession, sale, barter, trade, gift, transfer, or acquisition of detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of ten rounds [which] that are designed for or capable of use with [a pistol] any firearm is prohibited. This subsection shall not apply to magazines originally designed to accept more than ten rounds of ammunition [which] that have been modified to accept [no] not more than ten rounds and which are not capable of being readily restored to a capacity of more than ten rounds."
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53		-	SECTION 2. This Act ~~shall~~ not ~~prohibit possession of a detachable ammunition magazine with a capacity in excess of thirty rounds~~ that ~~is designed for or capable of use with any firearm other than a pistol~~ that ~~was legally obtained prior to the~~ effective date ~~of this Act~~.
	53	+	SECTION 2. This Act does not affect rights and duties that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date.
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55		-	SECTION 3. ~~This Act does not affect rights~~ and ~~duties that matured,~~ ~~penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun before its effective date~~.
	55	+	SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
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57		-	SECTION 4. ~~Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken~~. ~~New statutory material is underscored.~~
	57	+	SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
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59		-	SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2026.
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61		-	Report Title: Firearms; Detachable Magazines Description: Expands the ban on pistols with a detachable magazine with over a ten-round capacity to any firearm with a detachable magazine with over a thirty-round capacity. Exempts detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of thirty rounds that are designed for or capable of use with any firearm other than a pistol obtained before 1/1/2026. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD2) The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
	59	+	Report Title: Firearms; Detachable Magazines Description: Expands the ban on pistols with a detachable magazine with over a ten-round capacity to any firearm with a detachable magazine with over a ten-round capacity. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD1) The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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77		-	Expands the ban on pistols with a detachable magazine with over a ten-round capacity to any firearm with a detachable magazine with over a ~~thirty~~-round capacity~~. Exempts detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of thirty rounds that are designed for or capable of use with any firearm other than a pistol obtained before 1/1/2026~~. Effective 1/1/2026. (~~SD2~~)
	75	+	Expands the ban on pistols with a detachable magazine with over a ten-round capacity to any firearm with a detachable magazine with over a ten-round capacity. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD1)
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85	83		The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.