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Hawaii 2026

SB 2568

RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANTS.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Harassment, Judiciary Package, Public Servants
Introduced / first action
2026-01-23 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Elevates the offense of harassment to a misdemeanor when committed against a public servant because of or during their performance of official duties. (CD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 237, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339).

    became-law

  2. Act 237, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339).

    became-law

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  6. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (6) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 56-26).

  9. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  10. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 56-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Tarnas, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  15. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:50PM; Conference Room 325.

  16. House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

  17. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Gabbard, Chang.

  18. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

    receipt

  19. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 673).

    introduction, receipt

  20. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  21. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  22. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  23. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2130-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  24. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  25. 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, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1468-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  28. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  29. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  32. Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

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

    passage

  34. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 262) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction, receipt

  35. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2885) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

    reading-2, referral-committee

  37. 48 Hrs. Notice 3-10-26.

  38. 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, Gabbard, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-20-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  40. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  41. Re-Referred to JDC.

    referral-committee

  42. Referred to GVO, JDC.

    referral-committee

  43. Introduced.

    introduction

  44. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

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