Bill Commons

HI HR 85

died on adjournment

REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON WAYS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, AND PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HR 85 pass?

No. HI HR 85 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. 1965-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.

What is HI HR 85 about?

HI HR 85 is a resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON WAYS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, AND PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE.”.

Who sponsors HI HR 85?

LA CHICA, AMATO, GRANDINETTI and 9 others are the primary sponsors of HI HR 85.

Introduced
2026-03-12
Latest action
2026-04-09 — Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1965-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LA CHICAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • PIERICKprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-09

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1965-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.

  2. 2026-04-09

    Adopted as amended in HD 2 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. 2026-04-08

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Gedeon.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  6. 2026-04-07

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 1:55PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. 2026-04-02

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1758-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

  8. 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

  9. 2026-04-02

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

  10. 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; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-03-25

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

  12. 2026-03-18

    Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 18

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-03-16

    Offered

    introduction

  14. 2026-03-12

    To be 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, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-08 · pass · 14-0

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

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HCR 93, SR71not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HR&billnumber=85&year=2026

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