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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO CONTENTS OF CITATIONS."
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description: "Clarifies that the omission of certain information or any error in a citation does not constitute ground for dismissal of a charge or for reversal of a conviction, if the omission or error did not prejudice the defendant."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "HB 998"
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citation: "Hawaii HB 998 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Citations", "Misdemeanor", "Petty Misdemeanor", "Violation"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["NAKAMURA"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 22
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-01-21"
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last_action: "2025-04-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07d3413d-46b1-4802-9a12-1617e9271391"
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source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=998&year=2025"
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source_hash: "dbea650688b8d6e0227f7561f0cf38476ad85fdd32cf93c3a5a3dcb8c7546eac"
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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 HB 998 (2025) — RELATING TO CONTENTS OF CITATIONS.
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Clarifies that the omission of certain information or any error in a citation does not constitute ground for dismissal of a charge or for reversal of a conviction, if the omission or error did not prejudice the defendant.
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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. **HB998** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB998_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
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- Passed Third Reading. — **21–2** (pass) · upper
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- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- NAKAMURA — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-04-11** Act 002, on 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1102). `became-law`
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- **2025-04-11** Act 002, 04/10/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1102). `became-law`
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- **2025-03-24** Transmitted to Governor.
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- **2025-03-24** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 399).
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- **2025-03-24** Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards). Transmitted to House. `passage`
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- **2025-03-21** One Day Notice 03-24-25.
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- **2025-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-21** Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1349) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
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- **2025-03-14** 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, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-13** The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 03-14-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. `deferral`
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- **2025-03-07** The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
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- **2025-03-04** Referred to JDC. `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-04** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
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- **2025-03-04** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 136). `introduction, receipt`
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- **2025-02-28** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2025-02-27** Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).
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- **2025-02-27** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 800), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
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- **2025-02-19** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-02-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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- **2025-01-23** Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-01-23** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-01-21** Pending 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/07d3413d-46b1-4802-9a12-1617e9271391`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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