# Hawaii SB 104: RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.

Hawaii SB 104, RELATING TO CORRECTIONS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-03 (Act 292, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1395).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 104
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Last action: 2025-07-03, Act 292, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1395).
- Sponsor: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: DCR, Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission, Correctional Facilities, Committed Persons, Restrictive Housing, Restrictive Housing Legislative Working Group, Restrictions, Report, PBS, JHA, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 13 (249 yes, 10 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Beginning 7/1/2026, restricts the use of restrictive housing in state-operated and state-contracted correctional facilities, with certain specified exceptions. Establishes a restrictive housing legislative working group to develop and recommend more comprehensive laws, policies, and procedures regarding restrictive housing for members of vulnerable populations by 1/8/2027. Requires the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission to review restrictive housing placements on an annual basis. Authorizes the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, by 12/1/2027, to implement policies and procedures recommended by the restrictive housing working group related to committed persons. Requires interim and final reports to the Legislature and Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: C.
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kurt Fevella (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carol Fukunaga (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Chris Lee (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: SAN BUENAVENTURA
- Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 45 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-12 | House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-01-29 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (53)

- 2025-07-03: Act 292, 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1395). (Senate)
- 2025-07-03: Act 292, on 07/03/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1395). (House)
- 2025-06-06: Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301) (Senate)
- 2025-06-06: Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1301) (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Muraoka voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: 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) Elefante, Rhoads, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Tarnas, Lamosao, Hashem, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 84). (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 84) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 1:30PM in conference room 016. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Rhoads, Moriwaki Co-Chairs; Fukunaga, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 1:45PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 860). (House)
- 2025-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754). (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Tarnas, Lamosao Co-Chairs; Hashem, Iwamoto, Souza. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 628). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2014) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25. (House)
- 2025-04-02: 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-02-25 3:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1447) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). (House)
- 2025-03-19: 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, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1203) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-12: The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Woodson. (House)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-06: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-04: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 84) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 984) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: 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, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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)
- 2025-02-14: The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:16AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 87) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-29: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-01-24: The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 01-29-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-15: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-09: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1395_.PDF)
- SB104_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_CD1_.HTM)
- SB104_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_HD1_.HTM)
- SB104_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_HD2_.HTM)
- SB104_HD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_HD3_.HTM)
- SB104_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_SD1_.HTM)
- SB104_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_SD2_.HTM)

## 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/SB104_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1395_.PDF)
- [SB104_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB104_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB104_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB104_HD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_HD3_.HTM)
- [SB104_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB104_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB104_SD2_.HTM)

## 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-SB104-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).