Hawaii Senate Bill 1168

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2023 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2023-12-11 - Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Expands eligibility for, and automates, the expungement of arrest and conviction records if certain criteria are met, including the lack of a conviction record for a specified time period following the date of an arrest, conviction, or release from incarceration. Requires the Attorney General to issue automatic expungement orders for certain arrests and convictions beginning 12/1/2025. Requires the Judiciary to automatically seal or remove information for certain arrests and convictions from publicly accessible databases beginning 12/1/2025.

Relating To Expungement Of Criminal Records.

Sen. Chris Lee [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]	Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]
Sen. Joy San Buenaventura [D]	Sen. Maile Shimabukuro [D]	Sen. Glenn Wakai [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-12-11		Carried over to 2024 Regular Session.
2023-01-27	Senate	Referred to JDC.
2023-01-23	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2023-01-20	Senate	Introduced.

SB1168 (Carry Over) 2023-01-27 - Referred to JDC.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1168&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB1168_.HTM