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HI HB 728

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PROPOSING A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Amends the Hawaii State Constitution to prohibit the State from denying or interfering with an individual's reproductive freedom, including the right to choose to obtain an abortion and to obtain or use contraceptives.

Introduced
2025-01-21
Status date
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary
  • TODDprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • COCHRANprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-21

    Referred to HLT, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

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