# Hawaii HB 1548: RELATING TO SENTENCING. Hawaii HB 1548, RELATING TO SENTENCING., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by David A. Tarnas (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-24 (Act 143, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244).) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1548-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Hawaii HB 1548 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) - Title: RELATING TO SENTENCING. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-15 - Last action: 2026-06-24, Act 143, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244). - Sponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 11 - Subjects: Penal Code, Misdemeanors, Sentencing, Nonviolent Offenses, JDC - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 9 (203 yes, 17 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Limits the maximum term of imprisonment for misdemeanors that are not crimes of violence, or for offenses that are not crimes of violence punishable by up to or not exceeding one year, to three hundred sixty-four days. Allows individuals previously sentenced to a one-year term of imprisonment for an offense that is not a crime of violence to apply to the court for a sentence modification to conform to the new limit. 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: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY - Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Julie Reyes Oda (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House - Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-05-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 22 | 3 | | | 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 4 | | | 2026-04-29 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 1 | | | 2026-04-29 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 | | | 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 22 | 3 | | | 2026-03-24 | 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 | 48 | 2 | | | 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 2 | | | 2026-02-13 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 1 | | ## Actions (38) - 2026-06-24: Act 143, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244). (Senate) - 2026-06-24: Act 143, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244). (House) - 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate) - 2026-05-07: Transmitted to Governor. (House) - 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate) - 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kila, Olds, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0). (House) - 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House) - 2026-04-29: 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, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate) - 2026-04-29: 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) - 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 69-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House) - 2026-04-29: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House) - 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 69-26). (Senate) - 2026-04-29: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate) - 2026-04-28: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 2:20PM in conference room 325. (House) - 2026-04-27: Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, San Buenaventura. (Senate) - 2026-04-27: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 782). (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: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate) - 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 583) in amended form (SD 1). (House) - 2026-04-09: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3660) 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) - 2026-03-24: 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) - 2026-03-20: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 242). (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Referred to JDC. (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Gedeon, Kila, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House) - 2026-03-05: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 907-26) 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 Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). (House) - 2026-02-13: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama. (House) - 2026-02-11: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 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) - 2026-01-15: Prefiled. (House) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1548_CD1_.pdf) - HB1548_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1548_CD1_.HTM) - HB1548_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1548_HD1_.HTM) - HB1548_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1548_SD1_.HTM) - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1548_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1244_.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/HB1548_CD1_.pdf) - [HB1548_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1548_CD1_.HTM) - [HB1548_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1548_HD1_.HTM) - [HB1548_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1548_SD1_.HTM) - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1548_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1244_.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) - [Hawaii bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii/bills) - [Hawaii state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1548-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).