HB 1517 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO SENTENCING REVIEW.

Summary

Establishes a procedure for incarcerated individuals who have served at least ten years of their sentence to petition the court for a sentence reduction. Requires the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to report to the Legislature Hawaii Paroling Authority, and Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Feb 11, 2026

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

7

Key actions

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Committee

1

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

10 primary · 1 co-sponsor

Sponsors

Role

Legislator

Party

State

District

Kim Coco Iwamoto

Tina Grandinetti

Lauren Matsumoto