Hawaii Senate Bill 228

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-31 - The committee(s) on HHS/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Pending: Senate Health and Human Services Committee
Hearing: Feb 7 @ 3:10 pm in Conference Room 225 & Videoconference
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Prohibits excited delirium from being recognized as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death in the State. Prohibits a local health officer or local agent of the Department of Health from stating on a certificate of death or in any report that the cause of death was excited delirium. Prohibits law enforcement officers from using the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report. Establishes a new rule of evidence that deems evidence that a person experienced or suffered an excited delirium inadmissible in a civil action.

Relating To Excited Delirium.

Sen. Brandon Elefante [D]

Sen. Stanley Chang [D]

Sen. Kurt Fevella [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-31	Senate	The committee(s) on HHS/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-17	Senate	Referred to HHS/PSM, JDC.
2025-01-15	Senate	Introduced and passed First Reading.
2025-01-13	Senate	Pending Introduction.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=228&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB228_.HTM