republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2023-regular-session/sb-228.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO FRAUD."
description: "Establishes the offense of fraud as a class B felony. Establishes the offense of making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim against the State or a county as a class C felony. Establishes the offense of the use of false statements or entries in matters within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the State as a class C felony. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 228"
citation: "Hawaii SB 228 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Offenses", "Fraud", "Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package", "Penalties", "Public Corruption"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 40
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/92b06d4c-2fdb-463b-969b-9af7be2c6edf"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=228&year=2023"
source_hash: "d9580046e080c91f124b7bf46a320a2307e33fcc72d3bb1d8af2c628d1541bb4"
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 228 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO FRAUD.

Establishes the offense of fraud as a class B felony. Establishes the offense of making a false, fictitious, or fraudulent claim against the State or a county as a class C felony. Establishes the offense of the use of false statements or entries in matters within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the State as a class C felony. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB228** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB228_.HTM)
2. **SB228_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB228_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB228_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB228_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB228_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB228_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **3–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- KOUCHI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-06-30** Act 131, 06/29/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1234). `became-law`
- **2023-06-30** Act 131, on 06/29/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1234). `became-law`
- **2023-04-28** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-04-28** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889). `receipt`
- **2023-04-27** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Aiu, Alcos, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Ganaden excused (1). `passage`
- **2023-04-27** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 987). `receipt`
- **2023-04-27** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-27-23.
- **2023-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 1) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2023-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-23.
- **2023-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 1).
- **2023-04-20** 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, Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2023-04-19** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-20-23 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.
- **2023-04-19** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 826). `receipt`
- **2023-04-18** House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Takayama, Souza.
- **2023-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 893). `receipt`
- **2023-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Gabbard, Awa.
- **2023-04-04** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 557). `receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 539). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-04-03** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-03-31** Deferred one day 04-03-23. `deferral`
- **2023-03-29** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2023-03-29** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1621) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2023-03-22** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Mizuno. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-22-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-03-09** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 108) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-03-07** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-03-02** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
- **2023-03-02** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-02** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 720) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2023-02-16** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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`
- **2023-02-14** The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-16-23 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. `deferral`
- **2023-02-10** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-14-23 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2023-01-23** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-19** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-19** Introduced. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/92b06d4c-2fdb-463b-969b-9af7be2c6edf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).