HI SB 2203

died on adjournment

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2203 pass?

No. HI SB 2203 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 (2026-04-27): Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, Gabbard.

What is HI SB 2203 about?

Establishes the offense of use of a mask or facial covering by a law enforcement officer. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2203?

CHANG, ELEFANTE, HASHIMOTO and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2203, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes the offense of use of a mask or facial covering by a law enforcement officer. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced: 2026-01-21
Latest action: 2026-04-27 — Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, Gabbard.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-04-27
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, Gabbard.
2026-04-27
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 783).
receipt
2026-04-16
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 635).
introduction,receipt
2026-04-16
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
amendment-failure
2026-04-16
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
receipt
2026-04-14
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-04-09
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1976-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-04-09
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
2026-04-02
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-31
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-20
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 14
referral-committee
2026-02-18
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2026-02-17
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-02-17
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 5) in amended form (SD 2).
introduction,receipt
2026-02-13
Floor Amendment No. 1 offered.
amendment-introduction,introduction
2026-02-13
Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2).
amendment-passage,passage
2026-02-13
48 Hrs. Notice 02-17-26
2026-02-11
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2160) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-11
48 Hrs. Notice 02-13-26.
2026-02-05
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-05-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
deferral
2026-01-30
Re-Referred to JDC.
referral-committee
2026-01-30
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-01-26
Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC.
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and passed First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-14
Pending Introduction.

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Votes

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-05 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Rhoads: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Chang: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Awa: no
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-02-17 · pass · 22-3
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-04-02 · pass · 5-3
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Cochran: no
- Garcia: no
- Shimizu: no
- Belatti: not voting
- Sayama: not voting

Related bills

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2203&year=2026

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