---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO INFORMATION CHARGING."
description: "Authorizes all class B and C felony charges to be instituted by written information subject to specified exceptions. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2017 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 339"
citation: "Hawaii SB 339 (2017 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure", "Crimes", "Information Charging", "Felonies"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dela Cruz", "KEITH-AGARAN"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 41
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2017-01-20"
last_action: "2017-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcb33c86-e211-4b10-8de9-66d6145c9dbb"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=339&year=2017"
source_hash: "728c323e9c26f73eec7a37c3465d9fddd094c46e955724926191d17e5f9dfc9c"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 339 (2017 Regular Session) — RELATING TO INFORMATION CHARGING.

Authorizes all class B and C felony charges to be instituted by written information subject to specified exceptions. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB339** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB339_.HTM)
2. **SB339_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB339_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB339_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/SB339_HD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · legislature
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **2–0** (pass) · legislature
- The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dela Cruz — primary (person)
- KEITH-AGARAN — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-01-20** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2017-01-23** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2017-01-23** Referred to JDL. `referral-committee`
- **2017-02-15** The committee(s) on JDL has scheduled a public hearing on 02-21-17 9:00AM in conference room 016.
- **2017-02-21** The committee(s) on JDL recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDL were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads, Kim, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-02** Reported from JDL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 616) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2017-03-02** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2017-03-02** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-17.
- **2017-03-07** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2017-03-07** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 130) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction`
- **2017-03-09** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2017-03-09** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-31** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Tuesday, 04-04-17 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2017-04-04** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Johanson, C. Lee, Morikawa, Nakashima, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Brower, Oshiro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-06** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1707) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2017-04-06** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Oshiro, Saiki, Say excused (3).
- **2017-04-11** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ing, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2017-04-13** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 552). `introduction`
- **2017-04-13** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2017-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 677).
- **2017-04-17** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto Chair; San Buenaventura, McDermott.
- **2017-04-17** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 587).
- **2017-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Keith-Agaran Chair; K. Rhoads Co-Chair; Gabbard.
- **2017-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 681).
- **2017-04-20** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-17 10:50AM in conference room 325.
- **2017-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-25-17 10:20AM in conference room 325.
- **2017-04-25** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-17 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2017-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-17 10:30AM in conference room 325.
- **2017-04-27** 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) Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2017-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 65).
- **2017-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-17.
- **2017-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 65) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2017-04-27** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-17.
- **2017-05-02** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) K. Rhoads). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Galuteria).
- **2017-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1).
- **2017-05-03** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 737).
- **2017-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 642).
- **2017-05-04** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-12** Act 189, 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). `executive-signature`
- **2017-07-12** Act 189, on 07/11/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1303). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcb33c86-e211-4b10-8de9-66d6145c9dbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).