Hawaii Senate Bill 2394 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-22 - Referred to PSM/CPH, JDC/WAM.
Pending: Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Establishes a verdict of guilty of the offense charged but mentally ill in criminal trials. Changes the defense of not guilty by reason of insanity to require the court to find that at the time of the conduct, the person lacked a particular state of mind that is required to establish an element of the offense charged as a result of physical or mental disease, disorder, or defect. Requires persons who are incarcerated as a result of a verdict of guilty of the offense charged but mentally ill to receive health care or mental health care appropriate to the person's diagnosis during the person's term of imprisonment. Requires the Department of Public Safety to conduct a study on the costs of providing care to incarcerated persons who have been found guilty of the offense charged but mentally ill. Effective July 1, 2020.

Relating To Penal Responsibility.

Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. William Espero [D]	Sen. Brickwood Galuteria [D]
Sen. Les Ihara [D]	Sen. Donna Kim [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-22	Senate	Referred to PSM/CPH, JDC/WAM.
2018-01-22	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2018-01-19	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2394&year=2018
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2394_.HTM