HI HB 963
died on adjournmentRELATING TO CRIMES AGAINST ELDERS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
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
- —
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
2026-04-23
Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; McKelvey.
2026-04-23
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 738).
receipt
2026-04-21
House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Olds, Takenouchi, Garcia.
2026-04-21
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).
receipt
2026-04-17
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
receipt
2026-04-16
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
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
2026-04-14
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 570) in amended form (SD 2).
2026-04-10
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3762) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-04-10
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
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.
2026-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
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
2026-01-23
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-03-06
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 308).
introduction,receipt
2025-03-06
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-03-06
Referred to HHS, JDC.
referral-committee
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.
passage
2025-02-28
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1053) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-28
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
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
2025-02-14
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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.
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
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
2025-02-06
Bill re-scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:45AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-31
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-23
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-23
Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 3
referral-committee
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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