SB 2723 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO STATE SHERIFFS DAY.

Summary

Establishes April 27 of each year as State Sheriffs Day to commemorate the establishment of the Office of the Marshal of the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1846. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2723 → SB2723_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a Senate version to a House version, changing the bill number to HD1 and updating metadata such as the author and dates. The substantive policy text remains the same, establishing April 27 as State Sheriffs Day to honor the 1846 establishment of the Office of the Marshal.

Scope change

No change in scope or applicability; the bill still designates a specific date for recognition.

TECHNICAL

Bill title changed from SB2723 to SB2723 HD1, and the author name was updated from Adam Weiss/Ainoa Naniole to Chris Kobayashi.

Effective date was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000' in the House version.

Minor formatting and spelling adjustments were made throughout the text, such as changing 'Hawaiʻi' to 'Hawaii' and 'King Kamehameha III' to 'king' in some instances.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 11, 2026

How they voted

23–0

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 25

Feb 11, 2026

D Democratic22

20 Yea 2

90% Yea

R Republican3

3 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 7, 2026

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 7, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 478).

upper

Apr 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Olds, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 764-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to CAA, JHA, referral sheet 12

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 4).

lower

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Ihara, Moriwaki). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, Inouye, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 4, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WLA were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM/WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to PSM/WLA.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors