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HI HB 2448

died on adjournment

RELATING TO FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Establishes the offense of prohibited acts of female genital mutilation of a minor and civil remedies for victims of acts punishable under that offense. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Status date
Latest action
2026-03-12 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 422).
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • COCHRANprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • HASHEMprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HHS, JDC.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 422).

    introduction,receipt

  4. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

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  5. 2026-03-05

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Muraoka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).

  6. 2026-03-05

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 910-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  7. 2026-02-10

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

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  8. 2026-02-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 2026-02-02

    Referred to JHA, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  10. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  11. 2026-01-27

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 9-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Garcia: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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Attribution

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