---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE."
description: "Amends the criminal offense statute for tampering with physical evidence to adopt the wording of the Model Penal Code for the same offense. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 3033"
citation: "Hawaii SB 3033 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Offenses Against Public Administration", "Penal Code", "Tampering with or Fabricating Physical Evidence"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI"]
version_count: 3
action_count: 38
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ffc2b48e-9d2e-4434-a0d7-a490860bfcdf"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3033&year=2024"
source_hash: "bd80e97b7e8ebc9596e8e0aed7c25824fab294e55e1631f07067a4361787f87f"
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 3033 (2024) — RELATING TO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.

Amends the criminal offense statute for tampering with physical evidence to adopt the wording of the Model Penal Code for the same offense. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB3033** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3033_.HTM)
2. **SB3033_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3033_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB3033_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3033_HD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- KOUCHI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-07-09** Act 242, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1347). `became-law`
- **2024-07-09** Act 242, on 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1347). `became-law`
- **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
- **2024-05-02** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2024-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 15-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2024-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 15-24).
- **2024-04-19** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2024-04-19** 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) Rhoads, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-18** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-19-24 1:35PM; Conference Room 325.
- **2024-04-15** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678). `receipt`
- **2024-04-15** Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; San Buenaventura, Awa.
- **2024-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 737). `receipt`
- **2024-04-15** House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Takayama, Souza.
- **2024-04-02** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 355). `receipt`
- **2024-04-02** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-02** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 508). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-04-01** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Gates, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-03-27** 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) Ganaden, Gates, Kapela, La Chica, Nakashima, Nishimoto, Quinlan, Sayama, Tam excused (9).
- **2024-03-27** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1460-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2024-03-13** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-13-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 16 `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-01** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 43). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-01** Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Shimabukuro). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** One Day Notice 03-01-24.
- **2024-02-29** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-29** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2759) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2024-02-15** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-09** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-15-24 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2024-01-26** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-24** Introduced. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ffc2b48e-9d2e-4434-a0d7-a490860bfcdf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).