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Yes: 131 • No: 3
HawaiiSB 2282025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)Senate
RELATING TO EXCITED DELIRIUM.
Sponsored By: Brandon J.C. Elefante (Democratic)
Passed
Summary
Prohibits excited delirium from being recognized as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death in the State. Prohibits a medical examiner, coroner, or health care provider from stating on a certificate of death or in any report that the cause of death was excited delirium. Prohibits law enforcement officers from using the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report. Establishes a new Hawaii Rule of Evidence that deems evidence that a person experienced or suffered an excited delirium inadmissible in a civil action. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
Excited DeliriumMedical DiagnosisCause of DeathIncident ReportLaw Enforcement OfficersHawaii Rules of EvidenceHLT, JHA
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Bill Overview
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Sponsors & Cosponsors
Sponsor
Brandon J.C. Elefante
Democratic • Senate
Cosponsors
Stanley Chang
Democratic • Senate
Kurt Fevella
Republican • Senate
Roll Call Votes
House vote • 4/4/2025
House Floor Vote
Yes: 50 • No: 0
House vote • 3/21/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA...
Yes: 46 • No: 0
Senate vote • 3/4/2025
Senate Floor Vote
Yes: 23 • No: 2
Senate vote • 2/20/2025
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The...
Yes: 4 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/7/2025
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 4 • No: 0
Senate vote • 2/7/2025
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...
Yes: 4 • No: 1
Actions Timeline
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
4/2/2026SenateHouse Conferee(s) discharged.
4/1/2026HouseSenate Conferee(s) discharged.
3/20/2026SenateReceived notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
3/20/2026HouseCarried over to 2026 Regular Session.
12/8/2025Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Elefante, Chang Co-Chairs.
4/16/2025SenateReceived notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809).
4/16/2025HouseReceived notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).
4/15/2025SenateHouse Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Garcia.
4/14/2025HouseReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 573).
4/8/2025SenateSenate disagrees with House amendments.
4/8/2025SenateReceived notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).
4/8/2025HousePassed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
4/4/2025HouseReported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1784) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
4/2/2025HouseForty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-04-25.
4/2/2025HouseThe committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa.
3/25/2025HouseReported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1425) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
3/21/2025HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
3/21/2025HouseBill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
3/21/2025HouseThe committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
3/19/2025HouseBill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:05AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
3/14/2025HousePass First Reading
3/6/2025HouseReferred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 19
3/6/2025HouseReport Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
3/4/2025SenateReceived from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 112) in amended form (SD 1).
3/4/2025House
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