# Hawaii SB 694: RELATING TO THE DETENTION OF MINORS.

Hawaii SB 694, RELATING TO THE DETENTION OF MINORS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Mike Gabbard (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-06-26 (Act 234, 06/26/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 694
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO THE DETENTION OF MINORS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-06-26, Act 234, 06/26/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336).
- Sponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: Minors, Detention, Adult Correctional Facilities, Prohibition, JHA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (196 yes, 17 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Prohibits minors from being held in jails, lockups, or prisons for adults, except temporarily under certain circumstances. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 2 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 42 | 6 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 20 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |

## Actions (43)

- 2025-06-26: Act 234, 06/26/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336). (Senate)
- 2025-06-26: Act 234, on 06/26/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336). (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) Garcia, Kila, Lamosao, 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: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 71). (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. 71) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Gabbard, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-25 4:00PM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2025-04-23: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 874). (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Garcia. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 582). (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kila, Lamosao, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela, Marten excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1752) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-02: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-03-19: 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; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-17: Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-19-25. (House)
- 2025-03-12: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-14-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-07: Re-referred to JHA, referral sheet 20 (House)
- 2025-02-28: Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 17 (House)
- 2025-02-27: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-02-19: Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 20; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Kouchi, Richards). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 7). (House)
- 2025-02-18: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 695) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-18: One Day Notice 02-19-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa. (Senate)
- 2025-02-11: The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-12-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-31: Re-Referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to HHS, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Passed First Reading. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB694_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB694_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1336_.PDF)
- SB694_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB694_CD1_.HTM)
- SB694_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB694_HD1_.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/SB694_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB694_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1336_.PDF)
- [SB694_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB694_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB694_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB694_HD1_.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-SB694-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).