# Hawaii HB 1516: RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.

Hawaii HB 1516, RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by David A. Tarnas (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-05-06 (Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) La Chica excused.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1516
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-14
- Last action: 2026-05-06, Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) La Chica excused.
- Sponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Subjects: Pretrial Release, Bail, JDC
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 10 (150 yes, 36 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

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

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M.
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Garner M. Shimizu (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Shirley Ann Templo (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-01 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | fail | 11 | 13 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 22 | 3 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 42 | 8 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 44 | 5 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 2 |   |
| 2026-03-04 | House | The votes in JHA were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hash... | pass | 7 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 8 | 2 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2026-05-06: Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in CD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) La Chica excused. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Deferred one day 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-05-01: Failed to pass Final Reading. Ayes, 11; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 13 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCoite, DeCorte, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Fevella, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Lamosao, McKelvey, Moriwaki). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 20-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-29: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 20-26). (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: 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. (House)
- 2026-04-22: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 2:35PM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; San Buenaventura, Chang. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717). (House)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Garcia. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 578) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-09: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: 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. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 236). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: 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. (House)
- 2026-03-05: 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. (House)
- 2026-03-05: 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). (House)
- 2026-03-04: Reconsideration of action taken on 02-19-26. (House)
- 2026-03-04: 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. (House)
- 2026-03-04: 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. (House)
- 2026-03-02: Bill scheduled for reconsideration of previous decision by JHA on 03-04-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-19: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-13: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-14: Prefiled. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1516_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1516_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1516_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1516_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1516_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1516_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1516_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1516_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1516_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1516_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1516_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1516_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1516_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1516_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1516_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1516_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1516_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1516_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1516-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).