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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS."
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description: "Establishes the offense of trespass with an unmanned aircraft system as a misdemeanor. (HD2)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2023 Regular Session"
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identifier: "SB 989"
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citation: "Hawaii SB 989 (2023 Regular Session)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Drones", "Penalty", "Trespass", "Unmanned Aircraft System"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["RHOADS"]
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version_count: 3
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action_count: 36
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2023-01-20"
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last_action: "2023-06-05"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6d49c80f-7d9e-4c68-9a49-6acc744acfd7"
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source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=989&year=2023"
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source_hash: "f0dd1756271406405028b171c8316bcc8ccb28c0e8f3635635dff56b6150002a"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
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---
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# Hawaii SB 989 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
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Establishes the offense of trespass with an unmanned aircraft system as a misdemeanor. (HD2)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **SB989** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB989_.HTM)
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2. **SB989_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB989_HD1_.HTM)
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3. **SB989_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB989_HD2_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- Reconsider: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
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- The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
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- Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower
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- The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- RHOADS — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-06-05** Act 058, 06/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158). `became-law`
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- **2023-06-05** Act 058, on 06/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158). `became-law`
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- **2023-04-18** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-04-18** Received notice of reconsideration, Senate agreement, and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 902). `receipt`
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- **2023-04-18** Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella . 0 No(es): none. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. `passage`
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- **2023-04-17** One Day Notice 04-18-23.
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- **2023-04-17** Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-18-23.
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- **2023-04-17** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-04-23 in disagreeing to the House amendments.
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- **2023-04-04** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 557). `receipt`
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- **2023-04-04** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
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- **2023-04-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 560). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2023-04-03** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Nishimoto excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2023-03-31** Deferred one day 04-03-23. `deferral`
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- **2023-03-29** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 03-31-23.
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- **2023-03-29** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1639) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
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- **2023-03-24** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Ganaden, Holt, Hashimoto, Ichiyama, Mizuno, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Kong. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-22** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-24-23 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2023-03-21** 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 voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-21** Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1347) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
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- **2023-03-16** The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Kila, Aiu, Evslin, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, Marten, Onishi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by TRN on Thursday, 03-16-23 10:00AM in House conference room 312 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2023-03-09** Referred to TRN, JHA, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-09** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2023-03-07** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 327). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2023-03-07** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House. `passage`
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- **2023-03-03** One Day Notice 03-07-23.
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- **2023-03-03** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 848) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
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- **2023-03-01** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Elefante, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-24** The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-01-23 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
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- **2023-02-14** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2023-02-14** Reported from TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 242) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
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- **2023-02-07** The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Inouye, Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Elefante. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-02-03** The committee(s) on TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
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- **2023-01-27** Referred to TCA, JDC. `referral-committee`
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- **2023-01-23** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
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- **2023-01-20** Introduced. `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6d49c80f-7d9e-4c68-9a49-6acc744acfd7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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