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Bill RELATING TO LIMITATION OF ACTIONS. Extends the statute of limitations for civil actions brought by persons subjected to sexual offenses as an adult against the person who committed the act. Allows a claim to be brought against legal entities during the two-year window period if there is a finding of gross negligence. Authorizes a court to award attorney's fees to a defendant when an accusation of sexual abuse was made with no basis in fact and with malicious intent. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2024 SB 2439 Hawaii SB 2439 (2024)
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Hawaii SB 2439 (2024) — RELATING TO LIMITATION OF ACTIONS.

Extends the statute of limitations for civil actions brought by persons subjected to sexual offenses as an adult against the person who committed the act. Allows a claim to be brought against legal entities during the two-year window period if there is a finding of gross negligence. Authorizes a court to award attorney's fees to a defendant when an accusation of sexual abuse was made with no basis in fact and with malicious intent. (CD1)

Version chain

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

  1. SB2439 (committee substitute) — source
  2. SB2439_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. SB2439_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. SB2439_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 5–0 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 2–0 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 12–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • SHIMABUKURO — primary (person)
  • Ihara — cosponsor (person)
  • Kidani — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2024-07-09 Act 238, 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1343). became-law
  • 2024-07-09 Act 238, on 07/09/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1343). became-law
  • 2024-06-21 Notice of Intent to veto dated 06-21-24 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158)
  • 2024-06-21 Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1158)
  • 2024-05-02 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
  • 2024-05-03 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). receipt
  • 2024-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). receipt
  • 2024-05-01 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ganaden, Martinez, Nakashima excused (3). passage
  • 2024-05-01 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). passage
  • 2024-04-26 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday 05-01-24.
  • 2024-04-26 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 119-24) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2024-04-26 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24.
  • 2024-04-26 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 119-24).
  • 2024-04-25 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Nishimoto, Holt, Ichiyama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2024-04-25 The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 1:45PM; CR 325.
  • 2024-04-23 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-24-24 2:15PM in conference room 325.
  • 2024-04-23 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 803). receipt
  • 2024-04-22 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-24 5:00PM; Conference Room 325.
  • 2024-04-22 House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Nishimoto Co-Chairs; Holt, Ichiyama, Souza.
  • 2024-04-19 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722). receipt
  • 2024-04-19 Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Elefante, Awa.
  • 2024-04-05 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 489). receipt
  • 2024-04-05 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
  • 2024-04-05 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 561). introduction, receipt
  • 2024-04-04 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kitagawa, Souza excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2024-04-04 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1760-24), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2024-03-28 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Kitagawa, Aiu, Cochran, Lamosao. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-25 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-28-24 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2024-03-19 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Kong, Sayama excused (4). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2024-03-19 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1181-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  • 2024-03-12 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Takayama, Evslin, Ganaden, Holt, Ichiyama, Ilagan, Kong, Miyake, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-08 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-12-24 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2024-03-07 Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 16 referral-committee
  • 2024-03-07 Pass First Reading reading-1
  • 2024-03-05 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 119) in amended form (SD 1). introduction, receipt
  • 2024-03-05 Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Inouye, San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2024-02-29 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-24.
  • 2024-02-29 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2024-02-29 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2761) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
  • 2024-02-09 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, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Awa. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-02-02 The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-24 9:30AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
  • 2024-01-22 Referred to JDC. referral-committee
  • 2024-01-22 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2024-01-19 Introduced. introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/b9f050e4-2cdb-4b3d-a358-8fa441f23f03. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).

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