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HI HB 2251

died on adjournment

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC HEALTH AND MORALS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Clarifies and updates the sex trafficking and promoting prostitution criminal offense statutes by refining the definition of "profits from prostitution," establishing an affirmative defense to these offenses for certain lawful transactions, and making technical and other housekeeping amendments.

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
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Latest action
2026-01-30 — Referred to JHA, referral sheet 5
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • NAKAMURAprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-30

    Referred to JHA, referral sheet 5

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2251&year=2026

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