HB 1812 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Summary

Restricts the use of solitary confinement in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with certain specified exceptions. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to develop written policies and procedures regarding solitary confinement by 7/1/2025. Requires the Hawaiʻi Correctional System Oversight Commission to review certain housing placements. Requires the Department to develop policies and procedures to review committed persons placed in solitary confinement and develop a plan for committed persons currently in solitary confinement by 4/1/2025. Requires a report to the Legislature and Hawaiʻi Correctional System Oversight Commission. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2024 Last action Mar 7, 2024

Floor votes · House Mar 5, 2024

How they voted

48–1

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 51

Mar 5, 2024

D Democratic44

43 Yea 1

97% Yea

R Republican7

5 Yea 1 Nay 1

71% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 225).

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 22, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ilagan, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Kong, Souza.

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Reported from CMV (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 289-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Jan 31, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on CMV recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Chun, Ganaden, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Poepoe, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Takayama.

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

Referred to CMV, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 19, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 18, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors