HI HB 389
enactedRELATING TO UNCREWED AIRCRAFT OFFENSES.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 389 pass?
Yes. HI HB 389 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-19): Act 014, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1114).
What is HI HB 389 about?
Clarifies the applicable felony offenses for using an uncrewed aircraft in the furtherance of the commission of a felony. (SD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 389?
NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 389.
Description
Clarifies the applicable felony offenses for using an uncrewed aircraft in the furtherance of the commission of a felony. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Latest action
- 2026-05-19 — Act 014, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1114).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- NAKAMURAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-05-19
Act 014, 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1114).
became-law,executive-signature
2026-05-19
Act 014, on 05/19/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1114).
became-law,executive-signature
2026-04-24
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 823).
receipt
2026-04-23
Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 814).
receipt
2026-04-23
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
2026-04-23
Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Evslin excused (1).
passage
2026-04-23
Transmitted to Governor.
2026-04-22
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-14-26.
2026-04-16
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
receipt
2026-04-14
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
2026-04-10
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-04-10
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 518) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-09
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3654) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-09
One Day Notice 04-10-26.
2026-03-31
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-18
Reported from TRS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3101) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2026-03-18
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-12
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TRS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Inouye, Elefante, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha, Lee, C..
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-06
The committee(s) on TRS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-26 3:01PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
2026-02-02
Re-Referred to TRS, JDC.
referral-committee
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-03-06
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 223).
introduction,receipt
2025-03-06
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-03-06
Referred to TCA, JDC.
referral-committee
2025-03-04
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2025-02-27
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 824) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2025-02-27
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).
2025-02-19
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-14
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-16
Pending introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-19 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Todd: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Cochran: not voting
The committee(s) on TRS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-12 · pass · 3-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Inouye: yes
- Elefante: yes
- DeCorte: yes
- Kanuha: not voting
- Lee: not voting
- C.: not voting
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-03-31 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Rhoads: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Chang: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Awa: yes
Reconsider: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.
2026-04-10 · pass · 25-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 282
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