--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS." description: "Establishes the Clean Slate Expungement Task Force to develop a state-initiated record clearing program. Requires the Task Force to submit reports to the Legislature. (HD1)" jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2024" identifier: "SB 2706" citation: "Hawaii SB 2706 (2024)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Clean Slate Expungement Task Force", "Conviction", "Criminal Records", "Reports", "State-Initiated Expungement"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["LEE"] version_count: 3 action_count: 32 vote_count: 2 first_action: "2024-01-19" last_action: "2024-07-09" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0eacfa54-e3b0-4ffe-b1a5-448f6c921848" source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2706&year=2024" source_hash: "0f040964b97782e3f2a4734c8bb4aef5ada36aa3ac19de99ebf8a661ce853c0a" 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 2706 (2024) — RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS. Establishes the Clean Slate Expungement Task Force to develop a state-initiated record clearing program. Requires the Task Force to submit reports to the Legislature. (HD1) ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **SB2706** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2706_.HTM) 2. **SB2706_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2706_HD1_.HTM) 3. **SB2706_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2706_SD1_.HTM) ## Votes - Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower - Reconsider: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - LEE — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2024-07-09** Act 241, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346). `became-law` - **2024-07-09** Act 241, on 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346). `became-law` - **2024-04-22** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt` - **2024-04-22** Received notice of reconsideration, Senate agreement, and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 731). `receipt` - **2024-04-22** Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee. `passage` - **2024-04-19** One Day Notice 04-22-24. - **2024-04-19** Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-22-24. - **2024-04-19** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-09-24 in disagreeing to the House amendments. - **2024-04-19** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 775). `receipt` - **2024-04-18** House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Ganaden, Takayama, Souza. - **2024-04-09** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 670). `receipt` - **2024-04-09** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure` - **2024-04-09** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 675). `introduction, receipt` - **2024-04-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) Souza excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2024-04-03** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Kong, Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Saiki, Todd, Woodson excused (3). - **2024-04-03** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1634-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2024-03-28** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ilagan, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-03-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-28-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - **2024-03-11** Re-referred to JHA, referral sheet 20 `referral-committee` - **2024-03-07** Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16 `referral-committee` - **2024-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1` - **2024-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 180) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction, receipt` - **2024-03-05** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2024-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-24. - **2024-03-01** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2024-03-01** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2841) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2024-02-27** 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, Gabbard, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2024-02-13** The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-27-24 9:30AM; Conference Room 016. `deferral` - **2024-02-08** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-24 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - **2024-01-24** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee` - **2024-01-22** Passed First Reading. `reading-1` - **2024-01-19** Introduced. `introduction` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0eacfa54-e3b0-4ffe-b1a5-448f6c921848`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).