Proposed Hawaii Firearm Legislation HB126
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating To Property Forfeiture.
Subject: Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act: Civil Asset Forfeiture: Property Forfeiture
Description: Increases transparency and accountability surrounding property forfeiture. Clarifies which property is subject to forfeiture. Amends the authorized disposition of forfeited property and the proceeds thereof. Requires the Attorney General to adopt rules necessary to carry out the purpose of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Repeals language that requires the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act to be construed liberally. (CD1)
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821).
Last Action Date: May 2, 2025
Sponsors
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12 sponsors: David Tarnas (D); Terez Amato (D); Della au Belatti (D); Tina Grandinetti (D); Kim Iwamoto (D); Lisa Kitagawa (D); Rachele Fernandez Lamosao (D); Lisa Marten (D); Amy Perruso (D); Mahina Poepoe (D); Kanani Souza (R); Gregg Takayama (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 24% (12 of 51)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | May 2, 2025 | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). |
| House | May 1, 2025 | Transmitted to Governor. |
| House | May 1, 2025 | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). |
| House | Apr 30, 2025 | Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). |
| Senate | Apr 30, 2025 | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). |
| House | Apr 25, 2025 | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kitagawa, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| Senate | Apr 25, 2025 | 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, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| Senate | Apr 25, 2025 | 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 |
| Senate | Apr 25, 2025 | Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 231). |
| House | Apr 25, 2025 | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. |
| House | Apr 25, 2025 | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 231) as amended in (CD 1). |
| House | Apr 24, 2025 | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 2:15PM in conference room 325. |
| House | Apr 23, 2025 | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 2:15PM in conference room 325. |
| House | Apr 22, 2025 | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 2:15PM in conference room 325. |
| House | Apr 21, 2025 | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 2:05PM in conference room 325. |
| House | Apr 17, 2025 | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-21-25 2:05PM in conference room 325. |
| House | Apr 16, 2025 | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-17-25 3:46PM in conference room 325. |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). |
| House | Apr 15, 2025 | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). |
| Senate | Apr 15, 2025 | Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella. |
| House | Apr 14, 2025 | House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu. |
| Senate | Apr 10, 2025 | Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621). |
| House | Apr 8, 2025 | House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). |
| House | Apr 4, 2025 | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 568) in amended form (SD 2). |
| Senate | Apr 4, 2025 | Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2025 | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-04-25. |
| Senate | Apr 2, 2025 | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1527) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2025 | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Fevella. |
| Senate | Mar 25, 2025 | The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2025 | Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1238) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. |
| Senate | Mar 21, 2025 | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| Senate | Mar 18, 2025 | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Awa. |
| Senate | Mar 12, 2025 | The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 9:45AM; CR 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft). |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Passed First Reading. |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Referred to JDC, WAM. |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 189). |
| House | Mar 4, 2025 | Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. |
| House | Feb 28, 2025 | Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1131), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| House | Feb 25, 2025 | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Reyes Oda, Ward. |
| House | Feb 21, 2025 | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| House | Feb 13, 2025 | Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 618) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| House | Feb 13, 2025 | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). |
| House | Feb 5, 2025 | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. |
| House | Jan 31, 2025 | Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| House | Jan 21, 2025 | Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1 |
| House | Jan 16, 2025 | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| House | Jan 14, 2025 | Prefiled. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Apr 26, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Apr 1, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Mar 20, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Mar 12, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Amended | Feb 13, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 14, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
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Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments | 03/18/2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments | 03/28/2025 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | Yes |
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| House Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments | 04/25/2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
