# Hawaii HB 125: RELATING TO FIREARMS.

Hawaii HB 125, RELATING TO FIREARMS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by David A. Tarnas (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-22 (Act 022, 04/22/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 125
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO FIREARMS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-04-22, Act 022, 04/22/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).
- Sponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Subjects: Firearms, Storage, Dealers, Notice, PSM, CPN/JDC
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 7 (133 yes, 11 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Requires retail sellers or transferers of firearms to provide purchasers with notice regarding the law on firearms storage. Expands the requirements for the secure storage of firearms. Clarifies the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm. (HD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Gun buyers get required storage notices: mixed, low. Hawaii firearm retailers and retail transferors must give buyers a written copy of the state's secure-storage law. They must provide it at the time of sale or transfer. Breaking this notice rule counts as an unfair or deceptive act under state consumer protection law. The requirement took effect up…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 43 | 5 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (25)

- 2025-04-22: Act 022, 04/22/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122). (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Act 022, on 04/22/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella, McKelvey, Richards. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 591). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1722) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: One Day Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: 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. (Senate)
- 2025-03-24: The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1227) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN/JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN/JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-19: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 188). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to PSM, CPN/JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (5) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 818) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-06: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia. (House)
- 2025-02-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-14: Prefiled. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB125_HD1_.pdf)
- HB125_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB125_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB125_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1122_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB125_HD1_.pdf)
- [HB125_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB125_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB125_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1122_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB125-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).