--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT ORDERS." description: "Amends the expungement orders law to reflect that a person who is arrested for or charged with a crime but convicted of a violation is eligible for an expungement of their arrest record for that incident. (CD1)" jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2026" identifier: "HB 2279" citation: "Hawaii HB 2279 (2026)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Expungement Orders", "Violations"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["NAKAMURA"] version_count: 4 action_count: 41 vote_count: 7 first_action: "2026-01-26" last_action: "2026-06-26" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/106d7201-60c7-4358-b892-f23de2946a1e" source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2279&year=2026" source_hash: "b46dfe9a408d13c71a1e54c3b51699ee01304e9b5aed1b84d457256dcd46d2c2" 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 2279 (2026) — RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT ORDERS. Amends the expungement orders law to reflect that a person who is arrested for or charged with a crime but convicted of a violation is eligible for an expungement of their arrest record for that incident. (CD1) ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **HB2279** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2279_.HTM) 2. **HB2279_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2279_CD1_.HTM) 3. **HB2279_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2279_HD1_.HTM) 4. **HB2279_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2279_SD1_.HTM) ## Votes - Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **25–0** (pass) · upper - The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper - The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower - The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (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. — **4–0** (pass) · upper - Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. — **25–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - NAKAMURA — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2026-06-26** Act 152, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1253). `became-law` - **2026-06-26** Act 152, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1253). `became-law` - **2026-05-07** Transmitted to Governor. - **2026-05-08** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). `receipt` - **2026-05-06** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). `receipt` - **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). `passage` - **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage` - **2026-04-29** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 - **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 67-26). - **2026-04-29** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. - **2026-04-29** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 67-26) as amended in (CD 1). - **2026-04-27** 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) Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-04-27** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Poepoe, Ratcliffe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - **2026-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 1:30PM in conference room 325. - **2026-04-21** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717). `receipt` - **2026-04-21** Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; DeCorte. - **2026-04-21** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). `receipt` - **2026-04-21** House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Belatti, Poepoe, Ratcliffe, Shimizu. - **2026-04-17** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). `receipt` - **2026-04-16** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure` - **2026-04-14** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 672) in amended form (SD 1). - **2026-04-14** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2026-04-10** One Day Notice 04-14-26. - **2026-04-10** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3758) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - **2026-04-01** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-03-25** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:30AM; CR 016 & Videoconference. - **2026-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2026-03-23** Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3103) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. - **2026-03-16** 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) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, DeCorte. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-03-12** The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - **2026-03-12** Referred to PSM, JDC. `referral-committee` - **2026-03-12** Passed First Reading. `reading-1` - **2026-03-12** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 387). `introduction, receipt` - **2026-03-10** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2026-03-05** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). - **2026-03-05** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 903-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - **2026-02-19** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2026-02-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - **2026-01-30** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 5 `referral-committee` - **2026-01-28** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1` - **2026-01-26** Pending introduction. ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/106d7201-60c7-4358-b892-f23de2946a1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).