HB 132 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT.

Summary

Amends the Department of the Attorney General pilot project for a state-initiated expungement process of arrest records concerning promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree to include the possession of any schedule V substance in any amount. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Signed Apr 11, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB132 → HB132_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands Hawaii's expungement pilot project to include Schedule V substances in addition to small amounts of marijuana. It also updates the pilot project timeline to end on October 1, 2025, and adds detailed findings about the impact of criminal records on employment and housing. The bill maintains the state-initiated, no-fee expungement process for eligible arrest records.

Scope change

The bill expands eligibility to include possession of Schedule V substances in any amount, in addition to the existing marijuana possession charges.

ELIGIBILITY

Added Schedule V substances to the list of charges eligible for expungement under the pilot project

TIMELINE

Updated pilot project end date to October 1, 2025

REQUIREMENT

Added detailed legislative findings about the impact of criminal records and the need for state-initiated expungement processes

TECHNICAL

Changed bill title from HB132 to HB132 HD1 and updated formatting to House Document 1 standard

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C., Richards). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to JDC.

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 7).

upper

Feb 27, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

9 primary · 1 co-sponsor