Hawaii House Bill 2078
Session 2026
Relating To Habitual Violent Crime.
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2078
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with the Criminal Justice Research Institute, to submit ongoing annual reports to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the habitual violent crime offense in addressing repeat violent crime in the State. Amends Act 213, SLH 2024, which established the offense of habitual violent crime, by requiring the Criminal Justice Research Institute to submit a one-time report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the offense prior to the Regular Session of 2031 and extending its sunset date to 6/30/2031. (CD1)
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06/26/2026
Senate
Act 155, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1256).
06/26/2026
House
Act 155, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1256).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/07/2026
House
Transmitted to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
04/29/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 70-26) as amended in (CD 1).
04/29/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/29/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 70-26).
04/29/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
04/27/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/27/2026
Senate
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) Fukunaga, Rhoads, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/24/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 1:30PM in conference room 325.
04/23/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).
04/22/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Lee, C..
04/21/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu.
04/21/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).
04/17/2026
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
04/16/2026
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/14/2026
Senate
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.
04/14/2026
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 656) in amended form (SD 2).
04/10/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3744) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
04/10/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
04/07/2026
Senate
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, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
04/01/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
03/30/2026
Senate
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3291) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
03/30/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
03/25/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye.
03/22/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on PSM added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-25-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
03/12/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 350).
03/12/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/12/2026
Senate
Referred to PSM, JDC.
03/10/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
03/05/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 901-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).
02/26/2026
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.
02/24/2026
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/19/2026
House
The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
02/13/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/28/2026
House
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3
01/26/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/23/2026
House
Pending introduction.
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Jan 24, 2026 1:41:45 PM
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Jun 27, 2026 6:05:31 AM