Bill Commons

HI HB 1628

died on adjournment

RELATING TO COMPASSIONATE RELEASE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1628 pass?

No. HI HB 1628 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 (2026-05-01): Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

What is HI HB 1628 about?

Establishes a protocol for compassionate release for certain ill or seriously debilitated incarcerated persons. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1628?

MORIKAWA, OLDS, PERRUSO and 13 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1628.

Description

Establishes a protocol for compassionate release for certain ill or seriously debilitated incarcerated persons. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-05-01 — Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • MARTENprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  2. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 4:30 PM; Conference Room 016.

  3. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:10 PM; Conference Room 016.

  4. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 016.

  5. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:51 PM; Conference Room 016.

  6. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  7. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:00PM; CR 016.

  8. 2026-04-28

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:00PM in conference room 016.

  9. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).

    receipt

  10. 2026-04-24

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Rhoads, DeCoite Co-Chairs; Inouye.

  11. 2026-04-20

    Re-referred to PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Tarnas, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Templo, Shimizu.

  13. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  14. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  16. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Elefante, Richards, Wakai . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  17. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 593) in amended form (SD 1).

  18. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3801) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  19. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  20. 2026-04-08

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  21. 2026-04-08

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  22. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  23. 2026-03-30

    Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3288) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

  24. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  25. 2026-03-25

    The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  27. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 252).

    introduction,receipt

  28. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  29. 2026-03-12

    Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kila, Kitagawa, Olds, Sayama voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Matayoshi, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

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  31. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1142-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  32. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  33. 2026-02-25

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-02-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  35. 2026-02-20

    Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 600-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  36. 2026-02-20

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

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  37. 2026-02-11

    The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  38. 2026-02-05

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-11-26 11:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  39. 2026-02-04

    The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-11-26, 11:30AM.

    deferral

  40. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-04-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  41. 2026-01-26

    Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 1

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  42. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  43. 2026-01-20

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-11 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Belatti: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-25 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting

  • The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-25 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Hashimoto: not voting
    • Inouye: not voting

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-08 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-08 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Elefante: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes

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