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HI SB 384

died on adjournment

RELATING TO VICTIM RESTITUTION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 384 pass?

No. HI SB 384 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 384 about?

Requires, when a defendant is convicted of negligent homicide in the first degree for causing the death of another while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, that victim restitution shall include financial support to raise the decedent's surviving minor children until each child reaches the age of eighteen, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school, in an amount to be determined by the court and to be paid to the person responsible for raising the children. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 384?

MCKELVEY, CHANG, ELEFANTE and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 384, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Requires, when a defendant is convicted of negligent homicide in the first degree for causing the death of another while driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, that victim restitution shall include financial support to raise the decedent's surviving minor children until each child reaches the age of eighteen, or until the age of twenty-three for any child who enrolls full-time in a college, university, vocational school, or trade school, in an amount to be determined by the court and to be paid to the person responsible for raising the children. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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

  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • RHOADSprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • Fukunagacosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-11

    Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 245) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  3. 2025-02-11

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-06

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-02-03

    The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  6. 2025-01-21

    Referred to TCA, JDC.

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  8. 2025-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

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Votes

  • The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-06 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Inouye: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=384&year=2026

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