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HI SB 267

died on adjournment

RELATING TO DISTRICT COURT JUDGES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 267 pass?

No. HI SB 267 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI SB 267 about?

Establishes 1 additional district court judgeship in the Third Circuit.

Who sponsors HI SB 267?

KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 267.

Description

Establishes 1 additional district court judgeship in the Third Circuit.

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 66) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  3. 2025-02-06

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-01-28

    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

  5. 2025-01-22

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  6. 2025-01-21

    Referred to JDC, WAM.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  8. 2025-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

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Votes

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

    2025-01-28 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

Related bills

  • Companion bill: HB 401not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=267&year=2026

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