HI SB 2737
died on adjournmentRELATING TO BRIBERY.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2737 pass?
No. HI SB 2737 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 (2026-04-16): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 697).
What is HI SB 2737 about?
Establishes the offense of failure to report bribery by a state elected official as a misdemeanor. Requires a state elected official who knows of or witnesses the conferring, offering, solicitation, or acceptance of a pecuniary benefit in violation of the bribery statute to report the conduct to the Department of the Attorney General, a county prosecuting attorney, a law enforcement agency, the State Ethics Commission, or a county ethics board within sixty days. Defines "state elected official". Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI SB 2737?
RHOADS is the primary sponsor of HI SB 2737, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Establishes the offense of failure to report bribery by a state elected official as a misdemeanor. Requires a state elected official who knows of or witnesses the conferring, offering, solicitation, or acceptance of a pecuniary benefit in violation of the bribery statute to report the conduct to the Department of the Attorney General, a county prosecuting attorney, a law enforcement agency, the State Ethics Commission, or a county ethics board within sixty days. Defines "state elected official". Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-23
- Latest action
- 2026-04-16 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 697).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- RHOADSprimary
- San Buenaventuracosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-16
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 697).
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 none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-04-09
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1979-26) 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 none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
2026-03-18
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama, Cochran.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-16
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-12
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2026-03-12
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17
referral-committee
2026-03-10
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Inouye, Keohokalole, Kim, Lamosao, McKelvey, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-03-10
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 290) in amended form (SD 1).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-06
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2886) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-03-06
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-06
48 Hrs. Notice 3-10-26.
2026-02-24
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, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-13
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-24-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-02-04
Re-Referred to JDC.
referral-committee
2026-01-30
Referred to PSM, JDC.
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-01-23
Introduced.
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-24 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Rhoads: yes
- Chang: yes
- Awa: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Gabbard: not voting
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0
Member-level votes (7)
- DeCoite: yes
- Inouye: yes
- Keohokalole: yes
- Kim: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- McKelvey: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-18 · pass · 7-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Hashem: not voting
- Sayama: not voting
- Cochran: not voting
Related bills
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