Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with the Criminal Justice Research Institute, to submit ongoing annual reports to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the habitual violent crime offense in addressing repeat violent crime in the State. Amends Act 213, SLH 2024, which established the offense of habitual violent crime, by requiring the Criminal Justice Research Institute to submit a one-time report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the offense prior to the Regular Session of 2031 and extending its sunset date to 6/30/2031. (CD1)
Hawaii HB 2078 (2026) — RELATING TO HABITUAL VIOLENT CRIME.
Requires the Attorney General, in consultation with the Criminal Justice Research Institute, to submit ongoing annual reports to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the habitual violent crime offense in addressing repeat violent crime in the State. Amends Act 213, SLH 2024, which established the offense of habitual violent crime, by requiring the Criminal Justice Research Institute to submit a one-time report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the offense prior to the Regular Session of 2031 and extending its sunset date to 6/30/2031. (CD1)
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2026-04-29 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 70-26) 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, Lee, C.; 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: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Belatti, Poepoe, 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.
2026-04-23 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725). receipt
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, 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. 656) in amended form (SD 2).
2026-04-14 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
2026-04-10 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-10 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3744) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-04-07 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-01 The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-30 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. reading-2, referral-committee
2026-03-30 Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3291) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
2026-03-25 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., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye. committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-22 The committee(s) on PSM added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-25-26 3:00PM; CR 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. 350). 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 Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).
2026-03-05 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 901-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-02-26 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran. committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-24 Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-19 The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. deferral
2026-02-13 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-28 Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3 referral-committee
2026-01-26 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
2026-01-23 Pending introduction.
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/2d21dcbd-ff1a-4f3d-8c1f-4d93d1ec3290. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).