---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE."
description: "Extends the period during which a victim of child sexual abuse may bring an otherwise time-barred civil action against the victim's abuser or an entity with a duty of care. Applies retroactively to April 24, 2012. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 2719"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2719 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Sexual Abuse of Minors", "Civil Action", "Statute of Limitations"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kidani", "Kouchi", "SHIMABUKURO"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 39
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/873ad798-ed00-4e7d-a58c-bb57ef46c684"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2719&year=2018"
source_hash: "0f499a086a19f51c9d7e46f13c9e37ac622a581d8c754cc916d5c7c88c8cdc3b"
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 2719 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

Extends the period during which a victim of child sexual abuse may bring an otherwise time-barred civil action against the victim's abuser or an entity with a duty of care. Applies retroactively to April 24, 2012. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB2719** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2719_.HTM)
2. **SB2719_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2719_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2719_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2719_HD1_.PDF)

## Votes

- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kidani — primary (person)
- Kouchi — primary (person)
- SHIMABUKURO — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-24** Introduced. `introduction`
- **2018-01-24** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2018-01-24** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2018-02-16** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-20-18 9:30AM in conference room 016.
- **2018-02-20** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Kim. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-01** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2591) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-03-01** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2018-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 278) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to JUD, referral sheet 35 `referral-committee`
- **2018-04-02** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Wednesday, 04-04-18 2:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-04-04** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Brower, Morikawa, Takayama, McDermott, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) C. Lee. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1886-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** 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) Choy, Holt, C. Lee, LoPresti, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (6).
- **2018-04-10** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-04-10** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 592). `introduction`
- **2018-04-12** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2018-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 784).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Nishimoto Chair; Morikawa, San Buenaventura, Thielen.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 610).
- **2018-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Taniguchi Chair; K. Rhoads, L. Thielen.
- **2018-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788).
- **2018-04-20** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 2:00PM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Taniguchi, K. Rhoads, L. Thielen; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, Morikawa, San Buenaventura, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 86-18).
- **2018-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 86-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-01-18.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2018-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2018-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 849).
- **2018-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 705).
- **2018-05-03** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-05** Act 098, on 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1199). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-05** Act 098, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1199). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/873ad798-ed00-4e7d-a58c-bb57ef46c684`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).