HawaiiHB 15162025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)House

RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.

Sponsored By: David A. Tarnas (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

Requires certain factors to be considered when determining a defendant's financial ability to afford bail. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)

Pretrial ReleaseBailJDC

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Bill Overview

No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • David A. Tarnas

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Terez Amato

    Democratic • House

  • Tina Nakada Grandinetti

    Democratic • House

  • Greggor Ilagan

    Democratic • House

  • Kim Coco Iwamoto

    Democratic • House

  • Matthias Kusch

    Democratic • House

  • Mike Lee

    Democratic • House

  • Terez Amato

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Marten

    Democratic • House

  • Amy A. Perruso

    Democratic • House

  • Mahina Poepoe

    Democratic • House

  • Garner M. Shimizu

    Republican • House

  • Kanani Souza

    Republican • House

  • Gregg Takayama

    Democratic • House

  • Shirley Ann Templo

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 141 • No: 23

House vote 4/23/2026

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments....

Yes: 3 • No: 1

Senate vote 4/23/2026

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS....

Yes: 3 • No: 0

Senate vote 4/14/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 22 • No: 3

Senate vote 3/17/2026

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...

Yes: 4 • No: 1

House vote 3/10/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 43 • No: 8

House vote 3/5/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 45 • No: 5

House vote 3/4/2026

The votes in JHA were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hash...

Yes: 7 • No: 1

House vote 3/4/2026

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...

Yes: 6 • No: 2

House vote 2/19/2026

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ...

Yes: 8 • No: 2

Actions Timeline

  1. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, San Buenaventura, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    4/23/2026Senate
  2. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.

    4/23/2026House
  3. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 2:35PM; Conference Room 325.

    4/22/2026Senate
  4. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; San Buenaventura, Chang.

    4/21/2026Senate
  5. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).

    4/21/2026House
  6. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Garcia.

    4/20/2026House
  7. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    4/20/2026Senate
  8. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    4/17/2026Senate
  9. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    4/16/2026House
  10. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, McKelvey, Moriwaki. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    4/14/2026Senate
  11. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 578) in amended form (SD 1).

    4/14/2026House
  12. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3659) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

    4/9/2026Senate
  13. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    4/9/2026Senate
  14. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

    4/9/2026Senate
  15. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

    3/17/2026Senate
  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 236).

    3/12/2026Senate
  17. Passed First Reading.

    3/12/2026Senate
  18. Referred to JDC.

    3/12/2026Senate
  19. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

    3/12/2026Senate
  20. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kila, Matsumoto, Olds, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    3/10/2026House
  21. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 920-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

    3/5/2026House
  22. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).

    3/5/2026House
  23. Reconsideration of action taken on 02-19-26.

    3/4/2026House
  24. The votes in JHA were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

    3/4/2026House
  25. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

    3/4/2026House

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