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HI SB 2145

died on adjournment

RELATING TO RECORDINGS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2145 pass?

No. HI SB 2145 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 (2026-04-20): House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Garcia.

What is HI SB 2145 about?

Establishes the right of a person to record law enforcement activities. Establishes a private right of action for any violation of the right to record law enforcement activities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2145?

RHOADS, CHANG, FUKUNAGA and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2145.

Description

Establishes the right of a person to record law enforcement activities. Establishes a private right of action for any violation of the right to record law enforcement activities. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-04-20 — House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Garcia.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RHOADSprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Garcia.

  2. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  3. 2026-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-07

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 474).

    introduction,receipt

  5. 2026-04-07

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  6. 2026-04-06

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia, Kila voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Olds, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  7. 2026-04-01

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1589-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  8. 2026-04-01

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0).

  9. 2026-03-17

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  11. 2026-03-12

    Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  12. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 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

  14. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 179).

    introduction,receipt

  15. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3082) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  16. 2026-03-06

    One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  17. 2026-02-26

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

  18. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  19. 2026-02-20

    Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2668) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  20. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  21. 2026-01-28

    The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-01-23

    The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  23. 2026-01-22

    Referred to PSM, JDC.

    referral-committee

  24. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2026-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-01-28 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Hashimoto: not voting
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-26 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-03-17 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes

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