# Hawaii HB 132: RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT.

Hawaii HB 132, RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by David A. Tarnas (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-04-10 (Act 005, 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1105).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 132
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-14
- Last action: 2025-04-10, Act 005, 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1105).
- Sponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Expungement, Pilot Project, Promoting of a Detrimental Drug in the Third Degree, Schedule V Substances, JDC
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 5 (127 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Amends the Department of the Attorney General pilot project for a state-initiated expungement process of arrest records concerning promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree to include the possession of any schedule V substance in any amount. (HD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- More drug arrest records cleared free: benefit, medium. Effective upon approval, the law expands Hawaii’s Attorney General pilot to clear more drug arrest records without applications or fees. It adds arrests involving a single charge under HRS § 712-1249 for possessing any amount of a Schedule V substance. The arrest must predate January 11, 2020, in a…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M.
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-03-27 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 21 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-18 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 45 | 1 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-10: Act 005, 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1105). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Act 005, on 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1105). (House)
- 2025-03-27: Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C., Richards). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 401). (House)
- 2025-03-27: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1366) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: One Day Notice 03-27-25. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 7). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-18: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 795) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Lowen, Poepoe, Ward excused (5). (House)
- 2025-01-30: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem. (House)
- 2025-01-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 01-30-25 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/HB132_HD1_.pdf)
- HB132_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB132_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB132_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1105_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB132_HD1_.pdf)
- [HB132_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB132_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB132_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1105_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB132-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).