---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY."
description: "Part I: Establishes the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. Creates a position for an Oversight Coordinator for the Commission. Extends the sunset date of the Reentry Commission to 1/1/2020. Repeals the Reentry Commission and Corrections Population Management Commission on 1/1/2020 and transfers all rights, powers, functions, and duties of those commissions to the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. Parts II through IX: Implements certain recommendations of the Criminal Pretrial Task Force convened pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. 134, House Draft 1, Regular Session of 2017. (HB1552 CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2019 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 1552"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1552 (2019 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission", "Oversight Coordinator", "Reentry Commission", "Corrections Population Management Commission", "Criminal Pretrial Reform", "Criminal Pretrial Practices and Procedures", "Criminal Pretrial Task Force ($)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BELATTI", "C. LEE", "CREAGAN", "D. KOBAYASHI", "DECOITE", "ELI", "GATES", "HASHEM", "HASHIMOTO", "ICHIYAMA", "KITAGAWA", "KONG", "LOWEN", "MATAYOSHI", "MATSUMOTO", "MCDERMOTT", "MIZUNO", "MORIKAWA", "NISHIMOTO", "OHNO", "PERRUSO", "QUINLAN", "SAN BUENAVENTURA", "SAY", "TAKAYAMA", "TAKUMI", "TARNAS", "TODD", "WILDBERGER", "YAMANE"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 55
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d279ecc6-7711-4063-95c1-b2a841c39a83"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1552&year=2019"
source_hash: "8ab8ab2d37ad175d1a063b6b973cf0f04c993e1e77786a8d4da7ed550070636f"
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 HB 1552 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY.

Part I: Establishes the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. Creates a position for an Oversight Coordinator for the Commission. Extends the sunset date of the Reentry Commission to 1/1/2020. Repeals the Reentry Commission and Corrections Population Management Commission on 1/1/2020 and transfers all rights, powers, functions, and duties of those commissions to the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission. Parts II through IX: Implements certain recommendations of the Criminal Pretrial Task Force convened pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution No. 134, House Draft 1, Regular Session of 2017. (HB1552 CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB1552** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB1552_.HTM)
2. **HB1552_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB1552_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1552_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB1552_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1552_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB1552_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB1552_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB1552_SD1_.HTM)
6. **HB1552_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/HB1552_SD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · upper
- The committees on PVM recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- BELATTI — primary (person)
- C. LEE — primary (person)
- CREAGAN — primary (person)
- D. KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- ELI — primary (person)
- GATES — primary (person)
- HASHEM — primary (person)
- HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
- KITAGAWA — primary (person)
- KONG — primary (person)
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
- MATSUMOTO — primary (person)
- MCDERMOTT — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- OHNO — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
- SAY — primary (person)
- TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
- TAKUMI — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
- WILDBERGER — primary (person)
- YAMANE — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-01-28** Referred to PVM, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6 `referral-committee`
- **2019-01-29** Bill scheduled to be heard by PVM on Friday, 02-01-19 10:00AM in House conference room 430.
- **2019-02-01** The committees on PVM recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Gates, D. Kobayashi, Kong, Nishimoto, Ohno, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-06** Reported from PVM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 73) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2019-02-06** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakamura, Thielen excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-11** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Wednesday, 02-13-19 3:00PM in House conference room 325.
- **2019-02-13** The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-19.
- **2019-02-13** Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-14-19 2:00PM in conference room 325.
- **2019-02-14** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Morikawa, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Say. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-02-15** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 743) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2019-02-15** Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5).
- **2019-02-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-21-19 12:30PM in House conference room 308.
- **2019-02-21** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1128), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2019-03-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2019-03-05** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 322). `introduction`
- **2019-03-05** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2019-03-05** Referred to PSM, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-08** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-19 1:15PM in conference room 229.
- **2019-03-08** Re-Referred to PSM/GVO, WAM.
- **2019-03-11** The committee(s) on PSM deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 03-12-19 1:15PM in conference room 229.
- **2019-03-15** The committee(s) on PSM/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-19 2:10PM in conference room 229.
- **2019-03-19** 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) Nishihara, Wakai, Baker; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-19** The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) L. Thielen, Inouye, Baker, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-22** Reported from PSM/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1446) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2019-03-22** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2019-03-25** The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-28-19 10:05AM in conference room 211.
- **2019-03-28** The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-01-19 10:45AM in conference room 211.
- **2019-04-01** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 3 Excused: Senator(s) English, Harimoto, K. Kahele. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2062) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2019-04-05** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-09-19.
- **2019-04-09** 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. `passage`
- **2019-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 877) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2019-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
- **2019-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 804).
- **2019-04-15** House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, C. Lee, Gates Co-Chairs; Kong, McDermott.
- **2019-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 808).
- **2019-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Nishihara Chair; L. Thielen, Riviere, K. Rhoads Co-Chairs; Fevella.
- **2019-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 917).
- **2019-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-19 4:45PM in conference room 016.
- **2019-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-26-19 2:00PM in conference room 016.
- **2019-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, C. Lee, Gates, Kong, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-04-26** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Nishihara, L. Thielen, Riviere, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 149) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2019-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 149).
- **2019-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
- **2019-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Okimoto, Say, Ward voting no (3) and none excused (0).
- **2019-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 968).
- **2019-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 883).
- **2019-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2019-07-05** Act 179, on 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281). `executive-signature`
- **2019-07-05** Act 179, 07/02/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281). `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d279ecc6-7711-4063-95c1-b2a841c39a83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).