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HISB3033Engross
50%
Amends the criminal offense statute for tampering with physical evidence to adopt the wording of the Model Penal Code for the same offense. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-27
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ganaden, Gates, Kapela, La Chica, Nakashima, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Sayama, Tam excused (9).
HISB3037Engross
50%
Amends the offense of promoting pornography for minors by allowing the prosecution of persons who provide pornographic materials to undercover law enforcement officers who represent themselves as minors for purposes of undercover operations. Effectiv...
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2024-03-27
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ganaden, Gates, Kapela, La Chica, Nakashima, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Sayama, Tam excused (9).
HISB2197Engross
50%
Amends the definition of "advance gambling activity" to repeal language that included making no effort to prevent the occurrence or continuation of gambling activity. Sunsets on 7/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-27
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ganaden, Gates, Kapela, La Chica, Nakashima, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Sayama, Tam excused (9).
HISB2193Engross
50%
Amends the offense of use of a computer in the commission of a separate crime to include violation of privacy in the first and second degrees. Sunsets on 7/1/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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2024-03-27
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ganaden, Gates, Kapela, La Chica, Nakashima, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Sayama, Tam excused (9).
HISB3036Engross
50%
Clarifies the definition of "profits from prostitution" to include money or property received regardless of expenditures or if it was a reimbursement or repayment of a debt. Amends the sex trafficking and promoting prostitution criminal offense statu...
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2024-03-13
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ganaden; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
HIHB2244Intro
25%
Authorizes the court to elevate the offense of criminal trespass in the first degree from a misdemeanor to a class C felony if the court deems the trespassing to be egregious or repeated.
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2024-01-26
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HIHB2344Intro
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Amends the criminal offense statute for tampering with physical evidence to adopt the wording of the Model Penal Code for the same offense. The class of offense is unchanged.
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2024-01-26
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HIHB2347Intro
25%
Clarifies the definition of "profits from prostitution" to include money or property received regardless of expenditures or if it was a reimbursement or repayment of a debt. Amends the sex trafficking and promoting prostitution criminal offense statu...
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2024-01-26
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HIHB2348Intro
25%
Allows the prosecution of persons who provide pornographic materials to undercover law enforcement officers who represent themselves as minors for purposes of undercover operations.
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2024-01-26
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HIHB2592Intro
25%
Allows the counties to impose, by ordinance, enhanced penalties for graffiti in certain designated zones and supersede graffiti sentencing requirements under the Penal Code.
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2024-01-26
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HIHB1737Intro
25%
Provides for a sentence of death or life imprisonment without possibility of parole upon conviction for sex trafficking of a minor. Requires separate sentencing proceedings after conviction before a jury.
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2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HISB2704Intro
25%
Prohibits civil asset forfeiture unless the covered offense is a felony for which the property owner has been convicted. Excludes the forfeiture proceedings for an animal pending criminal charges. Requires the Attorney General to deposit the net proc...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB2705Intro
25%
Prohibits civil asset forfeiture unless the covered offense is a felony for which the property owner has been convicted. Excludes the forfeiture proceedings for an animal pending criminal charges. Requires the Attorney General to deposit the net proc...
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2024-01-24
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HIHB2171Intro
25%
Establishes the petty misdemeanor offense of sitting or lying on a public sidewalk. Contains exceptions, including for expressive activities that are protected by the First Amendment, and for medical emergencies.
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2024-01-24
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HIHB813Intro
25%
Establishes the petty misdemeanor offense of sitting or lying on a public sidewalk. Contains exceptions, including for expressive activities that are protected by the First Amendment, and for medical emergencies.
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2023-12-11
To House Health Committee
HIHB985Engross
50%
Adds a new section to chapter 708, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to establish the class C felony offense of government fraud.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB242Intro
25%
Creates a statutory right of victims and witnesses of sexual offenses under part V of chapter 707, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to a speedy trial in criminal cases involving adult defendants. Requires the court and the prosecution to take appropriate act...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
HIHB104Intro
25%
Establishes the offense of interference with the operation of a public transit vehicle.
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2023-12-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HISB1284Intro
25%
Adds a new section to chapter 710, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to establish the class C felony offense of official misconduct.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HIHB1231Engross
50%
Amends the misdemeanor offense of criminal property damage in the third degree to include intentionally or knowingly damaging the property of another that is used in a business operation, without the other's consent in an amount exceeding $100. Effec...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB559Intro
25%
Relating To Penal Code. Short form bill.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HIHB437Intro
25%
Short form bill relating to the penal code.
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2023-12-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HIHB44Intro
25%
Increases from $1,000 to $2,000 the maximum fine for the petty misdemeanor offense of criminal littering.
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2023-12-11
To House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
HISB1422Intro
25%
Establishes the class C felony offense of using or making false statements or entries in matters within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the State, or any county. Disqualifies a person from holding elective public...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Government Operations Committee
HISB1059Intro
25%
Amends the definition of "emergency worker" in the Penal Code to include communications dispatchers. Takes effect 1/1/2024. (SD1)
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HISB1283Intro
25%
Adds a new section to chapter 708, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to establish the class C felony offense of government fraud.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Judiciary Committee
HIHB162Intro
25%
Amends the definition of "emergency worker" in the Penal Code to include communications dispatchers.
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2023-12-11
To House Labor & Government Operations Committee
HISB131Intro
25%
Establishes the class B felony offense of prohibited acts related to female genital mutilation. Requires prosecuting attorneys of the respective counties to keep annual statistics on cases involving prohibited acts related to female genital mutilatio...
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2023-12-11
To Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs Committee
HISB694Intro
25%
Makes financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult by a caregiver a Class A felony.
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2023-12-11
To Senate Health and Human Services Committee
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