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HI SB 725

died on adjournment

RELATING TO BAIL.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 725 pass?

No. HI SB 725 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 725 about?

Requires judges to make certain findings regarding a defendant's ability to afford bail.

Who sponsors HI SB 725?

RHOADS, CHANG, SAN BUENAVENTURA are the primary sponsors of HI SB 725.

Description

Requires judges to make certain findings regarding a defendant's ability to afford bail.

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

Subjects

Sponsors

  • RHOADSprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-31

    The committee on JDC deferred the measure.

    deferral

  3. 2025-01-27

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  4. 2025-01-23

    Referred to JDC.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-21

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  6. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

    introduction

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Documents

Votes

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Attribution

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