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HI HB 1769

died on adjournment

RELATING TO CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1769 pass?

No. HI HB 1769 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 (2026-04-27): Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).

What is HI HB 1769 about?

Requires the Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally return committed felons incarcerated in private, out-of-state correctional institutions to in-state correctional facilities. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1769?

AMATO, KAPELA, BELATTI and 10 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1769.

Description

Requires the Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation to incrementally return committed felons incarcerated in private, out-of-state correctional institutions to in-state correctional facilities. Requires reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-04-27 — Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • AMATOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HARTSFIELDprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-27

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

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-24

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Lee, C., Inouye.

  3. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-14

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  5. 2026-04-10

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

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  6. 2026-04-10

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 526) in amended form (SD 1).

  7. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3648) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  8. 2026-04-09

    One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  9. 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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  10. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-08-26 10:01AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

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  11. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  12. 2026-03-30

    Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3290) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  13. 2026-03-30

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  14. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  15. 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.

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  16. 2026-03-20

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

  17. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 286).

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  18. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  19. 2026-03-12

    Referred to PSM, WAM.

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

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  21. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1145-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  22. 2026-03-06

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

  23. 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, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2026-02-23

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

  25. 2026-02-20

    Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 601-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  26. 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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  27. 2026-02-18

    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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  28. 2026-02-11

    The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-18-26 11:30AM.

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  29. 2026-02-11

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-18-26 11:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  30. 2026-02-05

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 02-11-26 8:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2026-02-04

    The committee on PBS did not hear this measure. The committee recommends the measure be heard on 02-11-26, 8:30AM.

  32. 2026-01-30

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

  33. 2026-01-26

    Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 1

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  34. 2026-01-22

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  35. 2026-01-21

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-18 · 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
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Cochran: 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 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.

    2026-04-10 · pass · 25-0

    Member-level votes (2)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1769&year=2026

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