republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2023-regular-session/hb-350.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE REPORTING."
description: "Establishes that the exemption from mandatory reporting by members of the clergy does not apply when the clergy member believes that there exists a substantial risk that child abuse or neglect that is especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel, manifesting exceptional depravity, may occur in the reasonably foreseeable future. (SD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 350"
citation: "Hawaii HB 350 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Child Abuse and Neglect", "Department of Human Services", "Exception", "Mandatory Reporting", "Penitential Communications"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["ICHIYAMA"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 37
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6282dd60-b072-4b84-a2d4-cfc086c2f1d6"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=350&year=2023"
source_hash: "bbe1f3ba6b00730bf93e932c2e4e0b33558411369ee6c87556506a83d2f4d581"
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 350 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE REPORTING.

Establishes that the exemption from mandatory reporting by members of the clergy does not apply when the clergy member believes that there exists a substantial risk that child abuse or neglect that is especially heinous, atrocious, or cruel, manifesting exceptional depravity, may occur in the reasonably foreseeable future. (SD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **HB350** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB350_.HTM)
2. **HB350_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB350_HD1_.HTM)
3. **HB350_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB350_HD2_.HTM)
4. **HB350_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB350_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–1** (pass) · lower
- Reconsider: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- ICHIYAMA — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-14** Act 080, 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1181). `became-law`
- **2023-06-14** Act 080, on 06/14/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1181). `became-law`
- **2023-04-28** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2023-04-28** Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 890). `receipt`
- **2023-04-27** Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ganaden excused (1). `passage`
- **2023-04-27** House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- **2023-04-27** Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 872). `receipt`
- **2023-04-25** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-06-23.
- **2023-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 931). `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Shimabukuro.
- **2023-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 666). `receipt`
- **2023-04-06** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-05** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 661) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2023-04-05** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-04-04** One Day Notice 04-05-23.
- **2023-04-04** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1584) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2023-03-30** 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`
- **2023-03-24** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-30-23 9:35AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2023-03-24** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24** Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1395) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
- **2023-03-22** The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-22-23 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
- **2023-03-10** Referred to HHS, JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 275). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-03-07** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-03-03** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-07-23.
- **2023-03-03** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1090) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2023-02-17** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-15** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-17-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-02-08** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Ward voting no (2) and none excused (0). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 203) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
- **2023-01-31** The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Belatti, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Takenouchi, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Amato. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-27** Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS on Tuesday, 01-31-23 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-01-25** Referred to HUS, JHA, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-19** Pending introduction.

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6282dd60-b072-4b84-a2d4-cfc086c2f1d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).