Increases transparency and accountability surrounding property forfeiture. Clarifies which property is subject to forfeiture. Amends the authorized disposition of forfeited property and the proceeds thereof. Requires the Attorney General to adopt rules necessary to carry out the purpose of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Repeals language that requires the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act to be construed liberally. (CD1)
Hawaii HB 126 (2025) — RELATING TO PROPERTY FORFEITURE.
Increases transparency and accountability surrounding property forfeiture. Clarifies which property is subject to forfeiture. Amends the authorized disposition of forfeited property and the proceeds thereof. Requires the Attorney General to adopt rules necessary to carry out the purpose of the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act. Repeals language that requires the Hawaii Omnibus Criminal Forfeiture Act to be construed liberally. (CD1)
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2025-06-06 Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
2025-06-06 Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/06/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1301)
2025-05-01 Transmitted to Governor.
2025-05-02 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). receipt
2025-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). receipt
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). passage
2025-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). passage
2025-04-25 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 231).
2025-04-25 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 231) as amended in (CD 1).
2025-04-25 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kitagawa, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2025-04-25 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) Rhoads, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 2:15PM in conference room 325.
2025-04-23 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 2:15PM in conference room 325.
2025-04-22 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 2:15PM in conference room 325.
2025-04-21 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 2:05PM in conference room 325.
2025-04-17 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-21-25 2:05PM in conference room 325.
2025-04-16 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-17-25 3:46PM in conference room 325.
2025-04-15 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 790). receipt
2025-04-15 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). receipt
2025-04-14 House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu.
2025-04-10 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 621). receipt
2025-04-08 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
2025-04-04 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 568) in amended form (SD 2).
2025-04-04 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2025-04-02 48 Hrs. Notice 04-04-25.
2025-04-02 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1527) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2025-03-28 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-25 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-21 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
2025-03-21 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1238) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-03-18 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, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Awa. committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-12 The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 9:45AM; CR 016 & Videoconference (Proposed Draft).
2025-03-06 Referred to JDC, WAM. referral-committee
2025-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
2025-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 189). introduction, receipt
2025-03-04 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
2025-02-28 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1131), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-25 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Reyes Oda, Ward. committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-21 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-13 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). reading-2, referral-committee
2025-02-13 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 618) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-05 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-31 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21 Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
2025-01-16 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2025-01-14 Prefiled.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/60070673-b6ec-4710-b22b-1cae9f407e71. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).