HI HB 138
died on adjournmentRELATING TO FIREARMS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 138 pass?
No. HI HB 138 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI HB 138 about?
Clarifies the requirements for the secure storage of firearms. Amends the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm to establish felony penalties for when a minor obtains an unsecured firearm and it results in injury or death.
Who sponsors HI HB 138?
QUINLAN, EVSLIN, GARRETT and 10 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 138.
Description
Clarifies the requirements for the secure storage of firearms. Amends the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm to establish felony penalties for when a minor obtains an unsecured firearm and it results in injury or death.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-16
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- QUINLANprimary
- EVSLINprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- KILAprimary
- KITAGAWAprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- LA CHICAprimary
- LAMOSAOprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- OLDSprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TAMprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-01-21
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2025-01-16
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-14
Prefiled.
Versions
- HB138Compare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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