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Hawaii 2026

SB 2843

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Abuse of Family or Household Member, Domestic Violence, Penalties
Introduced / first action
2026-01-23 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Extends for five years certain provisions from Act 19, SLH 2020, and Act 238, SLH 2021, relating to abuse of family or household members, including establishing a petty misdemeanor offense of abuse of family or household members, clarifying penalties for violations, and allowing a deferred acceptance of guilty plea for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor abuse of family or household members offenses. Effective 6/29/2026.

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2434) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  2. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  3. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. The committee(s) on HHS has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-13-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on HHS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:05PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  7. Referred to HHS, JDC.

    referral-committee

  8. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  9. Introduced.

    introduction

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