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HI SB 705

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RELATING TO EXCITED DELIRIUM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Prohibits excited delirium from being recognized as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death in the State. Prohibits a local health officer or local agent of the Department of Health from stating on a certificate of death or in any report that the cause of death was excited delirium. Prohibits law enforcement officers from using the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report. Establishes a new rule of evidence that deems evidence that a person experienced or suffered an excited delirium inadmissible in a civil action.

Introduced
2025-01-17
Status date
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Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • RHOADSprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-23

    Referred to HHS/PSM, JDC.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-21

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

    introduction

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Related bills

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=705&year=2026

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