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HI SB 401

died on adjournment

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 401 pass?

No. HI SB 401 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 (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

What is HI SB 401 about?

Establishes prohibitions on assault rifles, assault shotguns, and .50 caliber firearms. Expands the ban on high-capacity detachable magazines. Allows possession of an assault rifle, assault shotgun, or detachable magazine with a capacity greater than ten rounds when certain conditions are met. Effective 1/1/2026. (CD2)

Who sponsors HI SB 401?

RHOADS, CHANG are the primary sponsors of HI SB 401, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Establishes prohibitions on assault rifles, assault shotguns, and .50 caliber firearms. Expands the ban on high-capacity detachable magazines. Allows possession of an assault rifle, assault shotgun, or detachable magazine with a capacity greater than ten rounds when certain conditions are met. Effective 1/1/2026. (CD2)

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RHOADSprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-30

    Floor Amendment No. 15 offered.

    amendment-introduction,introduction

  7. 2025-04-30

    Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2) following Roll Call vote: Ayes, 13. Ayes(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 12 (Senator(s) Chang, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Ihara, Inouye, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Lee, C., Moriwaki, Rhoads). Excused, 0 (none).

    amendment-passage,passage

  8. 2025-04-30

    Separated Committee Report.

  9. 2025-04-30

    Report filed.

  10. 2025-04-30

    Recommitted to Conference Committee.

  11. 2025-04-30

    Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Cochran excused.

  12. 2025-04-24

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 808).

    receipt

  13. 2025-04-24

    Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  14. 2025-04-24

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Rhoads, Chang, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-04-24

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-04-24

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 85).

  17. 2025-04-24

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.

  18. 2025-04-24

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 85) as amended in (CD 1).

  19. 2025-04-24

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.

  20. 2025-04-23

    House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Todd, Garcia.

  21. 2025-04-23

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 4:30PM; Conference Room 325.

  22. 2025-04-23

    House Conferees Discharged: Representative Poepoe discharged as Conferee.

  23. 2025-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Chang, Wakai.

  24. 2025-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 863).

    receipt

  25. 2025-04-08

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 578).

    introduction,receipt

  26. 2025-04-08

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  27. 2025-04-08

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

    receipt

  28. 2025-04-04

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kila, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela, Marten excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  29. 2025-04-02

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1750) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  30. 2025-04-02

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Kila, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu, Souza voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  31. 2025-03-13

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia.

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2025-03-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  34. 2025-03-06

    Referred to JHA, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-03-04

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Aquino, McKelvey, Richards, San Buenaventura. Noes, 5 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCoite, DeCorte, Fevella, Gabbard). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  36. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 150) in amended form (SD 2).

    introduction,receipt

  37. 2025-02-28

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1058) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  38. 2025-02-28

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  39. 2025-02-27

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Gabbard, San Buenaventura; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2025-02-24

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  41. 2025-02-14

    Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 552) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  42. 2025-02-14

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  43. 2025-02-12

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2025-02-07

    The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  45. 2025-01-21

    Referred to PSM, JDC.

    referral-committee

  46. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  47. 2025-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-12 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • DeCorte: no
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-27 · pass · 3-2

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Gabbard: no
    • San Buenaventura: no
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2025-03-04 · pass · 20-5

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Aquino: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-13 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Shimizu: no
    • Cochran: not voting
    • Garcia: not voting
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2025-04-24 · pass · 2-1

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Garcia: no
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-04-24 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Wakai: yes

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