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HI SB 94

died on adjournment

RELATING TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 94 pass?

No. HI SB 94 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 94 about?

Increases the mandatory minimum jail sentence for a first conviction of knowingly or intentionally violating a temporary restraining order from forty-eight to seventy-two hours. Requires mandatory mental health counseling for a first conviction of knowingly or intentionally violating a temporary restraining order.

Who sponsors HI SB 94?

ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 94, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Increases the mandatory minimum jail sentence for a first conviction of knowingly or intentionally violating a temporary restraining order from forty-eight to seventy-two hours. Requires mandatory mental health counseling for a first conviction of knowingly or intentionally violating a temporary restraining order.

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

  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • AQUINOprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • WAKAIprimary
  • Fukunagacosponsor
  • Gabbardcosponsor
  • Kanuhacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-28

    The committee on JDC deferred the measure.

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  3. 2025-01-22

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  4. 2025-01-16

    Referred to JDC, WAM.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  6. 2025-01-08

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=94&year=2026

Attribution

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