SB 3040 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION.

SB 3040 replaces the Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission with a new Office of Gun Violence Prevention and allocates state funding for its operations. The bill establishes a dedicated state office to coordinate gun violence prevention strategies, though specific programs or initiatives are not detailed in the abstract. It directly affects state government by creating this new entity and directing resources toward prevention efforts. The bill is currently pending committee review, with a public hearing scheduled for February 11, 2026.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Apr 24, 2026

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MODERATE

This bill transitions the legislative focus from a 'Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission' to an 'Office of Gun Violence Prevention,' shifting the entity from a commission structure to an office. The effective date for the new office was moved from the year 3000 to 2050, while the specific implementation date for the office's operations remains July 1, 2026. Additionally, the commission's mandate was slightly refined to emphasize collecting specific unavailable data and streamlining program recommendations.

Scope change

The bill changes the organizational structure from a commission to an office, which may imply a shift in operational focus from broad advisory roles to direct prevention and administrative functions.

REQUIREMENT

The entity name was changed from 'Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission' to 'Office of Gun Violence Prevention'.

The commission's duties were updated to explicitly include collecting data that is currently unavailable and to develop programs and recommendations rather than just programs.

The specific requirement for the attorney general to coordinate and serve as the chair of the commission was removed, likely as it is no longer applicable to an 'Office' structure.

TIMELINE

The general effective date for the new entity was changed from July 1, 3000, to July 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

Internal document metadata, including author names, file versions, and revision numbers, were updated to reflect the Senate version of the bill.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 732).

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1549-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 18

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 408) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Gabbard . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Waived referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2368) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye.

upper

Feb 7, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to PSM, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors