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HI HB 963

died on adjournment

RELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST ELDERS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 963 pass?

No. HI HB 963 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 (2026-04-23): Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; McKelvey.

What is HI HB 963 about?

Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was seventy years of age or older. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 963?

TAKENOUCHI, CHUN, EVSLIN and 16 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 963.

Description

Establishes strict liability for crimes against elders with respect to the attendant circumstance that the victim was seventy years of age or older. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD2)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2026-04-23 — Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; McKelvey.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • HOLTprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-23

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; McKelvey.

  2. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 738).

    receipt

  3. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Olds, Takenouchi, Garcia.

  4. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

    receipt

  5. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  6. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  7. 2026-04-14

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keohokalole. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  8. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 570) in amended form (SD 2).

  9. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3762) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  10. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  11. 2026-03-31

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  12. 2026-03-25

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  13. 2026-02-11

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2166) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  14. 2026-02-11

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

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  15. 2026-01-28

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey, Keohokalole, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-01-23

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  17. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  18. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 308).

    introduction,receipt

  19. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  20. 2025-03-06

    Referred to HHS, JDC.

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-03-04

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

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  22. 2025-02-28

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1053) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  23. 2025-02-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  24. 2025-02-19

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-02-14

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. 2025-02-12

    Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 522) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  27. 2025-02-12

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  28. 2025-02-11

    The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-02-06

    Bill re-scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:45AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  30. 2025-01-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  32. 2025-01-23

    Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 3

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  33. 2025-01-21

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-11 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-19 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Cochran: not voting
  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-01-28 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-31 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Keohokalole: yes

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