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Hawaii 2026

HB 397

RELATING TO THE EXAMINATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-09-18 19:11:01 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Appropriation ($), Fitness to Proceed, Judiciary Package, Penal Responsibility, Private Examiner Compensation
Introduced / first action
2025-01-16 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Establishes the amount of compensation for private-sector examiners who evaluate a criminal defendant's penal responsibility or fitness to proceed in a legal case. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 288) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  3. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran, Kila, Ward excused (4).

    reading-2, referral-committee

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 01-30-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  7. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  8. Pending introduction.

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