Bill Commons

HI HB 148

died on adjournment

RELATING TO DEFAMATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 148 pass?

No. HI HB 148 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 148 about?

Protects individuals who make claims of sexual misconduct from defamation lawsuits unless the claims were proven to be made with malice.

Who sponsors HI HB 148?

TARNAS, AMATO, BELATTI and 7 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 148.

Description

Protects individuals who make claims of sexual misconduct from defamation lawsuits unless the claims were proven to be made with malice.

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TARNASprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-21

    Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-16

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-14

    Prefiled.

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Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=148&year=2026

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