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Hawaii 2026

HB 1516

RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Bail, Pretrial Release
Introduced / first action
2026-01-14 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Requires certain factors to be considered when determining a defendant's financial ability to afford bail. Effective 1/1/2027. (CD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

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

  2. Deferred one day 05-06-26.

    deferral

  3. Failed to pass Final Reading. Ayes, 11; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 13 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCoite, DeCorte, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Fevella, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Lamosao, McKelvey, Moriwaki). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

  4. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 20-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  5. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  6. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 20-26).

  7. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26

  8. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, San Buenaventura, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 2:35PM; Conference Room 325.

  11. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; San Buenaventura, Chang.

  12. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).

    receipt

  13. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Garcia.

  14. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  15. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  16. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  17. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, McKelvey, Moriwaki. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  18. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 578) in amended form (SD 1).

  19. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3659) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  20. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  21. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  22. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 236).

    introduction, receipt

  24. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  25. Referred to JDC.

    referral-committee

  26. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  27. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kila, Matsumoto, Olds, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  28. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 920-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  29. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).

  30. Reconsideration of action taken on 02-19-26.

  31. The votes in JHA were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

  32. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. Bill scheduled for reconsideration of previous decision by JHA on 03-04-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  36. Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  37. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  38. Prefiled.

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