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signed · Hawaii · Senate Apr 23, 2025

SB 1508: RELATING TO STATUTORY REVISION: AMENDING OR REPEALING VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES OR THE SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII FOR THE PURPOSES OF CORRECTING ERRORS AND REFERENCES, CLARIFYING LANGUAGE, OR DELETING OBSOLETE OR UNNECESSARY PROVISIONS.

Amends or repeals various provisions of the Hawaii Revised Statutes or the Session Laws of Hawaii for the purposes of correcting errors and references, clarifying language, or deleting obsolete or unnecessary provisions. (SD1)
Ron Kouchi (D)
signed · Hawaii · Senate Apr 11, 2025

SB 289: RELATING TO ETHICS ADMINISTRATIVE FINES.

SB 289 establishes uniform rules for calculating and imposing fines on individuals or entities violating the State Ethics Code or Lobbyist Law. It directly affects state ethics code violators and lobbyists who face administrative penalties under current law. The bill’s key provision creates standardized guidelines for assessing fines, replacing inconsistent practices that varied by case or enforcement office. This change ensures consistent penalty calculations across all ethics and lobbying violations, without altering the types of violations or penalty amounts themselves.
Ron Kouchi (D)
signed · Hawaii · Senate Apr 11, 2025

SB 112: RELATING TO POLICE REPORTS.

Allows surviving immediate family members of deceased persons for whom law enforcement initiated an investigation to receive a copy of the closing report prepared by the investigating police department after a specified period of time. (SD2)
Topics ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeAllows family access to police reports, enhancing transparency and accountability in investigations, aligning with criminal justice reform indicators.90% confidence
Karl Rhoads (D) Troy Hashimoto (D) Stanley Chang (D)
signed · Hawaii · House Apr 11, 2025

HB 137: RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Provides that violent felons that are in violation of the prohibition against owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition are subject to a mandatory prison term. (HD1)
Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeMandates mandatory prison terms for violent felons violating firearm prohibitions, increasing sentencing severity and expanding criminalization.95% confidence
Cory Chun (D) Sean Quinlan (D) Adrian Tam (D) Daniel Holt (D) Luke Evslin (D)
signed · Hawaii · House Apr 11, 2025

HB 386: RELATING TO DANGEROUS DRUGS.

HB 386 aligns the legal penalties for possessing fentanyl with those for methamphetamine, heroin, morphine, and cocaine. This means individuals caught with fentanyl will face the same criminal charges and sentencing thresholds as those possessing the other listed drugs. The bill specifically adjusts possession offense thresholds to ensure consistent treatment under state law. It directly affects people charged with fentanyl possession in cases where penalties were previously less severe than for other controlled substances.
Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeIncreases mandatory sentencing thresholds for fentanyl possession to match harsher drugs like heroin, expanding criminalization and raising penalties.95% confidence
Nadine Nakamura (D)
signed · Hawaii · Senate Apr 11, 2025

SB 1382: RELATING TO THE NATIONAL GUARD.

SB 1382 would make intentionally causing bodily injury to a National Guard member while they are performing their duties a class C felony. This bill directly affects National Guard members by increasing the legal penalty for harming them during official service. The key provision raises the offense from a lesser crime to a class C felony, specifying that intentional or knowing injury during duty triggers this higher penalty. The bill passed committee recommendation on January 31, 2025, with no opposing votes.
Topics ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeBill increases penalties for assault on National Guard members, classifying it as a class C felony. Aligns with 'increases mandatory sentences' indicator under 'oppose'.92% confidence
Ron Kouchi (D)
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