# Hawaii HB 280: RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COURT.

Hawaii HB 280, RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COURT., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by David A. Tarnas (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-26 (Act 229, 06/26/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 280
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH COURT.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-06-26, Act 229, 06/26/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331).
- Sponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 17
- Subjects: Community Outreach Court, Establishment, Homelessness, Department of Law Enforcement, Office of the Public Defender, City and County of Honolulu Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Appropriations, JDC, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (229 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Permanently establishes and appropriates funds to the Department of Law Enforcement, Office of the Public Defender, and City and County of Honolulu Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the Community Outreach Court as a division of the District Court of the First Circuit. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Diamond Garcia (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-25 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-24 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-05 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-30 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-28 | House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (52)

- 2025-06-26: Act 229, 06/26/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331). (Senate)
- 2025-06-26: Act 229, on 06/26/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1331). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-25: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Tarnas, Morikawa, Olds, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-25: 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, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 185) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 185). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 1:45PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:35PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-22-25 1:30PM in conference room 329. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). (House)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Tarnas, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Olds, Garcia. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 612) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1782) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: One Day Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-03-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1220) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-18: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 205). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to JDC, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1019) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25. (House)
- 2025-02-24: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 02-24-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 622) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-13: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-02-05: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-01-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-30: Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-01-30: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-01-28: The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos. (House)
- 2025-01-24: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-16: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_CD1_.pdf)
- HB280_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_CD1_.HTM)
- HB280_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_HD1_.HTM)
- HB280_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_HD2_.HTM)
- HB280_HD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_HD3_.HTM)
- HB280_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1331_.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/HB280_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB280_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB280_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB280_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB280_HD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_HD3_.HTM)
- [HB280_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB280_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1331_.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-HB280-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).