HI HB 2408
died on adjournmentRELATING TO FAMILY SAFETY.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2408 pass?
No. HI HB 2408 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-02): Referred to HSH, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6
What is HI HB 2408 about?
Establishes comprehensive reforms to protect children and families from abuse and improve systemic responses. Part I: Establishes the calendar year 2027 as the Year of Resilience, Safety, and Survivor Justice. Part II: Modernizes statutory definitions of harm and child abuse. Part III: Recognizes coercive control as domestic abuse. Part IV: Reforms Family Court procedures to prioritize child safety and prohibit parental alienation theories. Part V: Defines economic abuse and strengthens financial protections, including automatic restraining orders, emergency hearings, forensic accounting authority, and liability for financial institutions. Part VI: Safeguards neurodivergent children and prohibits diagnosis shopping. Part VII: Protects reproductive privacy in custody proceedings. Part VIII: Enhances Child Welfare Services Branch accountability through audits and creation of a Child Welfare Ombudsman. Part IX: Requires automatic protective orders and custody restrictions in cases of severe violence. Part X: Creates a Family Violence Docket with mandatory judicial training and an advisory panel.
Who sponsors HI HB 2408?
HUSSEY, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2408.
Description
Establishes comprehensive reforms to protect children and families from abuse and improve systemic responses. Part I: Establishes the calendar year 2027 as the Year of Resilience, Safety, and Survivor Justice. Part II: Modernizes statutory definitions of harm and child abuse. Part III: Recognizes coercive control as domestic abuse. Part IV: Reforms Family Court procedures to prioritize child safety and prohibit parental alienation theories. Part V: Defines economic abuse and strengthens financial protections, including automatic restraining orders, emergency hearings, forensic accounting authority, and liability for financial institutions. Part VI: Safeguards neurodivergent children and prohibits diagnosis shopping. Part VII: Protects reproductive privacy in custody proceedings. Part VIII: Enhances Child Welfare Services Branch accountability through audits and creation of a Child Welfare Ombudsman. Part IX: Requires automatic protective orders and custody restrictions in cases of severe violence. Part X: Creates a Family Violence Docket with mandatory judicial training and an advisory panel.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-02-02 — Referred to HSH, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- HUSSEYprimary
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- ILAGANprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KAPELAprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- REYES ODAprimary
- SOUZAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-02-02
Referred to HSH, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-27
Pending introduction.
Versions
- HB2408Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 3331
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