Hawaii House Bill 1548
Session 2026
Relating To Sentencing.
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 24, 2026
First Action
Jan 15, 2026
Latest Action
Jun 24, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1548
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Limits the maximum term of imprisonment for misdemeanors that are not crimes of violence, or for offenses that are not crimes of violence punishable by up to or not exceeding one year, to three hundred sixty-four days. Allows individuals previously sentenced to a one-year term of imprisonment for an offense that is not a crime of violence to apply to the trial court for reconsideration of the sentence to conform to the revised maximum penalty. (CD1)
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06/24/2026
Senate
Act 143, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244).
06/24/2026
House
Act 143, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1244).
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, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kila, Olds, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
04/29/2026
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) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/29/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Poepoe; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 0 Excused: none.
04/29/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 69-26) 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. 69-26).
04/29/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
04/28/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 2:20PM in conference room 325.
04/27/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, San Buenaventura.
04/27/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 782).
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Garcia.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
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
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
04/14/2026
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 583) in amended form (SD 1).
04/09/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3660) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
04/09/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
04/09/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
03/24/2026
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 ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
03/20/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
03/12/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 242).
03/12/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/12/2026
Senate
Referred to JDC.
03/10/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Gedeon, Kila, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
03/05/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 907-26) 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) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).
02/13/2026
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.
02/11/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/26/2026
House
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1
01/21/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/15/2026
House
Prefiled.
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HI Legislature
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Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 9:08:56 AM
Record Updated
Jun 25, 2026 6:24:36 AM