Bill Commons

HI HR 183

died on adjournment

REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COURT SECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC STAFFING SHORTAGES, EXPANDED STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES, AND THE ESCALATING FISCAL AND ACCOUNTABILITY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTING AT STATE COURTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HR 183 pass?

No. HI HR 183 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 (2026-04-09): Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1961-26), recommending adoption.

What is HI HR 183 about?

HI HR 183 is a resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COURT SECURITY AND DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT CAPACITY WORKING GROUP TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC STAFFING SHORTAGES, EXPANDED STATUTORY RESPONSIBILITIES, AND THE ESCALATING FISCAL AND ACCOUNTABILITY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTING AT STATE COURTS.”.

Who sponsors HI HR 183?

PERRUSO, AMATO, BELATTI and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI HR 183.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1961-26), recommending adoption.
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • PERRUSOprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-09

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1961-26), recommending adoption.

  2. 2026-04-09

    Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

    passage

  3. 2026-04-09

    Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  4. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-04-02

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1756-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

  6. 2026-04-02

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage,referral-committee

  7. 2026-04-02

    Scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:05AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2026-03-31

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-03-25

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2026-03-18

    Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  11. 2026-03-16

    Offered

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-31 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Sayama: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Morikawa: not voting

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HCR 193, SR26not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=183&year=2026

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