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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT."
description: "Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study that examines consolidating the law enforcement activities and responsibilities of various state divisions and agencies under a single, centralized state enforcement division or agency. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2018 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 2909"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2909 (2018 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Law Enforcement", "Study", "Legislative Reference Bureau"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["BAKER", "ENGLISH", "KEITH-AGARAN", "S. CHANG", "TOKUDA"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 51
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2018-01-24"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fd65d00e-7370-4e73-ab7f-cdb2da4057ef"
source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2909&year=2018"
source_hash: "6b66dc800376dbfb3a0cb65c3528d2869eab81e7771edcd2d8b1086189b02e74"
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 2909 (2018 Regular Session) — RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Requires the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study that examines consolidating the law enforcement activities and responsibilities of various state divisions and agencies under a single, centralized state enforcement division or agency. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **SB2909** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2909_.HTM)
2. **SB2909_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2909_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2909_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2909_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB2909_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2909_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **12–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–1** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–2** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- BAKER — primary (person)
- ENGLISH — primary (person)
- KEITH-AGARAN — primary (person)
- S. CHANG — primary (person)
- TOKUDA — 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 GVO/JDC/PSM, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2018-01-31** The committee(s) on GVO/JDC/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-18 3:00PM in conference room 224.
- **2018-02-08** 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, Baker; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) L. Thielen; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** 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) Kim, Keith-Agaran, K. Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ruderman ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Galuteria. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-08** 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, Kim; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) L. Thielen; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-02-16** Reported from GVO/JDC/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2426) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2018-02-16** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
- **2018-02-16** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-21-18 10:10AM in conference room 211.
- **2018-02-21** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Galuteria, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kidani, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) Harimoto, Riviere; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-02** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2735) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2018-03-02** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-06-18.
- **2018-03-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Espero, Harimoto, Ihara, K. Rhoads . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Riviere, L. Thielen). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2018-03-06** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 357) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction`
- **2018-03-08** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2018-03-08** Referred to LAB, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 36 `referral-committee`
- **2018-03-12** Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 03-15-18 9:00AM in House conference room 309.
- **2018-03-15** The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Holt, Evans, Ichiyama, Keohokalole, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-16** Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1180-18) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
- **2018-03-16** 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) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Har, Holt, Nakashima, Souki, Tokioka excused (7). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-19** Bill scheduled to be heard by JUD on Wednesday, 03-21-18 2:15PM in House conference room 325.
- **2018-03-21** The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Nishimoto, San Buenaventura, Morikawa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Thielen; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Brower, C. Lee, McDermott. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-03-23** Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1362-18), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2018-03-23** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen, Tupola voting no (2) and Representative(s) C. Lee, Lowen, McDermott, Souki, Tokioka excused (5).
- **2018-03-24** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-28-18 4:00PM in House conference room 308.
- **2018-03-28** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, Lowen, Nakamura, Todd, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Ward; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Fukumoto, Tupola. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1869-18), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2018-04-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Thielen, Tupola, Ward voting no (3) and Representative(s) Choy, Holt, C. Lee, LoPresti, Nakashima, Quinlan excused (6). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2018-04-06** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 471). `introduction`
- **2018-04-06** Senate disagrees with House amendments.
- **2018-04-06** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 574).
- **2018-04-16** House Conferees Appointed: Johanson, Nishimoto, Cullen Co-Chairs; McDermott.
- **2018-04-16** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 610).
- **2018-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Taniguchi, Nishihara, K. Kahele Co-Chairs; Ruderman.
- **2018-04-24** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-18 9:00AM in conference room 329.
- **2018-04-24** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 833).
- **2018-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-18 2:30PM in conference room 429.
- **2018-04-26** 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) Kim, Taniguchi, K. Kahele, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Nishihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Nishimoto, Cullen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 131-18).
- **2018-04-27** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-18.
- **2018-04-27** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 131-18) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2018-04-27** 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; Representative(s) Tupola voting no (1) 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`
- **2018-07-10** Act 124, 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225). `executive-signature`
- **2018-07-10** Act 124, on 07/05/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1225). `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fd65d00e-7370-4e73-ab7f-cdb2da4057ef`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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