Hawaii Senate Bill 1149

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 4 2025 - 50% progression
Action: 2025-03-04 - Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 267) in amended form (SD 1).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Defines "reported hate crime". Requires reporting of all possible reported hate crimes to appropriate authorities, including consistent documentation and analysis of such incidents. Requires law enforcement officers to receive annual training to identify, investigate, and document hate crimes and possible hate crimes. Requires the Attorney General to establish or update guidelines, protocols, and training materials for the reporting and investigation of hate crimes and possible hate crimes. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD1)

Relating To Hate Crimes.

Sen. Chris Lee [D]

Sen. Troy Hashimoto [D]

Sen. Karl Rhoads [D]

2025-02-27 - Senate - Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-27 - Senate - Senate Ways and Means: Passed, Unamended (Y: 13 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-02-03 - Senate - Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments (Y: 4 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-04	House	Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 267) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-03-04	Senate	Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2025-02-28	Senate	One Day Notice 03-04-25.
2025-02-28	Senate	Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 931) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-27	Senate	The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-02-27	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-02-25	Senate	The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-27-25 10:25AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-02-12	Senate	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
2025-02-12	Senate	Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 279) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
2025-02-03	Senate	The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-01-30	Senate	The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-23	Senate	Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM.
2025-01-21	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2025-01-17	Senate	Introduced.

HB614 (Same As) 2025-01-21 - Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1149&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1149_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1149_SD1_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/SB1149_TESTIMONY_PSM_02-03-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/SB1149_SD1_SSCR279_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/SB1149_SD1_TESTIMONY_WAM-JDC_02-27-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/SB1149_SD1_SSCR931_.pdf
Roll Call	https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1149&year=2025