HawaiiSB 6012025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)Senate

RELATED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

Sponsored By: Glenn Wakai (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

Summary

Requires law enforcement to post notice that a warranted or warrantless search has been conducted on a property. Requires a law enforcement officer to secure any entrance used by an officer in the search. Requires law enforcement agencies to develop a policy for securing the entrances to a house, store, or other building designated as a place to be searched after a search is completed. Allows the breaking of any doors, gates, other bars to the entrance, closets, and other closed places during a search when reasonable and other means of entering the space are not reasonable. (CD1)

Law EnforcementWarrantsSearchesPrivate PropertyJHA

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Glenn Wakai

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • AQUINO

    Affiliation unavailable

  • Stanley Chang

    Democratic • Senate

  • Brandon J.C. Elefante

    Democratic • Senate

  • Kurt Fevella

    Republican • Senate

  • Michelle N. Kidani

    Democratic • Senate

  • Donna Mercado Kim

    Democratic • Senate

  • Sharon Y. Moriwaki

    Democratic • Senate

  • Karl Rhoads

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 218 • No: 4

Senate vote • 4/30/2025

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 24 • No: 1

House vote • 4/30/2025

House Floor Vote

Yes: 49 • No: 0

House vote • 4/17/2025

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments....

Yes: 2 • No: 0

Senate vote • 4/17/2025

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS....

Yes: 5 • No: 0

House vote • 4/4/2025

House Floor Vote

Yes: 48 • No: 0

House vote • 4/2/2025

House Floor Vote

Yes: 50 • No: 0

House vote • 3/13/2025

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...

Yes: 9 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/4/2025

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 23 • No: 2

Senate vote • 2/12/2025

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...

Yes: 4 • No: 0

Senate vote • 1/29/2025

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The...

Yes: 4 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

  1. Act 245, 06/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1348).

    6/30/2025Senate
  2. Act 245, on 06/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1348).

    6/30/2025House
  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).

    5/2/2025Senate
  4. Enrolled to Governor.

    5/2/2025Senate
  5. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888).

    5/1/2025House
  6. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none).

    4/30/2025Senate
  7. 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).

    4/30/2025House
  8. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 14).

    4/24/2025Senate
  9. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.

    4/24/2025Senate
  10. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 14) as amended in (CD 1).

    4/24/2025House
  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.

    4/24/2025House
  12. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Rhoads, Elefante, Fukunaga, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    4/17/2025Senate
  13. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.

    4/17/2025House
  14. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-17-25 1:30PM in conference room 325.

    4/16/2025House
  15. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).

    4/15/2025Senate
  16. Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Rhoads, Elefante Co-Chairs; Fukunaga, Fevella.

    4/15/2025Senate
  17. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).

    4/15/2025House
  18. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Perruso, Garcia.

    4/14/2025House
  19. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 581).

    4/8/2025Senate
  20. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    4/8/2025Senate
  21. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

    4/8/2025House
  22. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela, Marten excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    4/4/2025House
  23. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1751) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

    4/2/2025House
  24. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

    4/2/2025House
  25. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia.

    3/13/2025House

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