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HI SB 2108

enacted

RELATING TO JURISDICTION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2108 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2108 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 153, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254).

What is HI SB 2108 about?

Amends the factors a family court is required to consider in deciding whether the family court may waive jurisdiction over a minor or adult held for criminal proceedings for acts committed during the person's minority. Preserves the family court's jurisdiction over a minor transferred for criminal proceedings for subsequent acts that would otherwise be within the family court's jurisdiction. Requires the family court to retain jurisdiction over a minor if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the minor was trafficked, sexually abused, or raped by the alleged victim in the case before or during the commission of the alleged offense. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2108?

GABBARD, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2108, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Amends the factors a family court is required to consider in deciding whether the family court may waive jurisdiction over a minor or adult held for criminal proceedings for acts committed during the person's minority. Preserves the family court's jurisdiction over a minor transferred for criminal proceedings for subsequent acts that would otherwise be within the family court's jurisdiction. Requires the family court to retain jurisdiction over a minor if the court finds by clear and convincing evidence that the minor was trafficked, sexually abused, or raped by the alleged victim in the case before or during the commission of the alleged offense. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 153, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GABBARDprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • Kimcosponsor
  • Moriwakicosponsor
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Act 153, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-26

    Act 153, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1254).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 58-26).

  9. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  10. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 58-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-04-28

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  13. 2026-04-28

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Tarnas, Hartsfield, Olds, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-27

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

  15. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 779).

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-27

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 2:30PM in conference room 329.

  17. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-22

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

  19. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 624).

    introduction,receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  21. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-14

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

    passage

  23. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  24. 2026-04-08

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1833-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  25. 2026-04-08

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.

  26. 2026-04-01

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2026-03-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-01-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 2026-03-25

    Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1403-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  29. 2026-03-25

    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) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).

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  30. 2026-03-19

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-03-17

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  33. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  34. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  35. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 171) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  36. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2980) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  37. 2026-03-06

    One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  38. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  40. 2026-02-11

    Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2195) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  41. 2026-02-11

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  42. 2026-02-02

    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, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. 2026-01-30

    The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-02-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  44. 2026-01-22

    Referred to HHS, JDC.

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  45. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  46. 2026-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-02 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-27 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • San Buenaventura: not voting

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-03-19 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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

    2026-04-01 · pass · 8-0

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

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Marten: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Garcia: yes

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2108&year=2026

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