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HI SB 3331

died on adjournment

RELATING TO FAMILY SAFETY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 3331 pass?

No. HI SB 3331 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 (2026-02-11): Re-Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM.

What is HI SB 3331 about?

Establishes comprehensive reforms to protect children and families from abuse and improve systemic responses. Part I: Establishes the calendar year 2027 as the Year of Resilience, Safety, and Survivor Justice. Part II: Modernizes statutory definitions of harm and child abuse. Part III: Recognizes coercive control as domestic abuse. Part IV: Reforms Family Court procedures to prioritize child safety and prohibit parental alienation theories. Part V: Defines economic abuse and strengthens financial protections, including automatic restraining orders, emergency hearings, forensic accounting authority, and liability for financial institutions. Part VI: Safeguards neurodivergent children and prohibits diagnosis shopping. Part VII: Protects reproductive privacy in custody proceedings. Part VIII: Enhances Child Welfare Services Branch accountability through audits and creation of a Child Welfare Ombudsman. Part IX: Requires automatic protective orders and custody restrictions in cases of severe violence. Part X: Creates a Family Violence Docket with mandatory judicial training and an advisory panel.

Who sponsors HI SB 3331?

LEE, C. are the primary sponsors of HI SB 3331.

Description

Establishes comprehensive reforms to protect children and families from abuse and improve systemic responses. Part I: Establishes the calendar year 2027 as the Year of Resilience, Safety, and Survivor Justice. Part II: Modernizes statutory definitions of harm and child abuse. Part III: Recognizes coercive control as domestic abuse. Part IV: Reforms Family Court procedures to prioritize child safety and prohibit parental alienation theories. Part V: Defines economic abuse and strengthens financial protections, including automatic restraining orders, emergency hearings, forensic accounting authority, and liability for financial institutions. Part VI: Safeguards neurodivergent children and prohibits diagnosis shopping. Part VII: Protects reproductive privacy in custody proceedings. Part VIII: Enhances Child Welfare Services Branch accountability through audits and creation of a Child Welfare Ombudsman. Part IX: Requires automatic protective orders and custody restrictions in cases of severe violence. Part X: Creates a Family Violence Docket with mandatory judicial training and an advisory panel.

Introduced
2026-01-30
Latest action
2026-02-11 — Re-Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LEEprimary
  • C.primary

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-02-11

    Re-Referred to HHS, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-02-02

    Referred to HHS/WLA, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-30

    Introduced.

    introduction

  4. 2026-01-30

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

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