# Hawaii HR 85: REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON WAYS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, AND PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE.

Hawaii HR 85, REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON WAYS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, AND PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by LA CHICA; status adopted, last action 2026-04-09 (Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1965-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HR 85
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON WAYS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, AND PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE.
- Status: adopted
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-12
- Last action: 2026-04-09, Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1965-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.
- Sponsor: LA CHICA
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Legislative Reference Bureau, Image-Based Sexual Abuse, Protections, Working Group, Report, JHA, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (22 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: LA CHICA
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elijah Pierick (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: REYES ODA
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-08 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 14 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-04-09: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1965-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Adopted as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2026-04-08: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Gedeon. (House)
- 2026-04-07: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (House)
- 2026-04-07: Resolution scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 1:55PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1758-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-04-02: Scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:05AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-31: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama. (House)
- 2026-03-25: Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 18 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Offered (House)
- 2026-03-12: To be offered. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR85_HD2_.pdf)
- HR85_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR85_HD1_.HTM)
- HR85_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR85_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR85_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR85_.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/HR85_HD2_.pdf)
- [HR85_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR85_HD1_.HTM)
- [HR85_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR85_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR85_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HR85_.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-HR85-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).