Elevates the offense of harassment to a misdemeanor when committed against a public servant because of or during their performance of official duties. (CD1)
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Became law
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Officially: “RELATING TO OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC SERVANTS.” Read the full text
2025-2026 biennium
What it does
Elevates the offense of harassment to a misdemeanor when committed against a public servant because of or during their performance of official duties. (CD1)
From the official legislative record, shown verbatim. Not legal advice.
Where it is
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Introduced. · Jan 23, 2026
Passed First Reading. · Jan 23, 2026
Referred to GVO, JDC. · Jan 28, 2026
Re-Referred to JDC. · Jan 30, 2026
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. · Feb 9, 2026
The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-20-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. · Feb 13, 2026
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, Gabbard, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: no · Feb 20, 2026
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2885) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. · Mar 6, 2026
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). · Mar 6, 2026
48 Hrs. Notice 3-10-26. · Mar 6, 2026
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. · Mar 10, 2026
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 262) in amended form (SD 1). · Mar 10, 2026
Pass First Reading · Mar 12, 2026
Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 17 · Mar 12, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Mar 20, 2026
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: Represe · Mar 24, 2026
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1468-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. · Mar 30, 2026
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excus · Mar 30, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Apr 6, 2026
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with · Apr 8, 2026
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2130-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. · Apr 10, 2026
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26. · Apr 10, 2026
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitte · Apr 14, 2026
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 673). · Apr 16, 2026
Senate disagrees with House amendments. · Apr 16, 2026
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). · Apr 16, 2026
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Gabbard, Chang. · Apr 20, 2026
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). · Apr 20, 2026
House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda. · Apr 22, 2026
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811). · Apr 23, 2026
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:50PM; Conference Room 325. · Apr 23, 2026
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, Chang; Aye(s) with reservatio · Apr 24, 2026
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Tarnas, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: n · Apr 24, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 56-26). · Apr 29, 2026
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. · Apr 29, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 56-26) as amended in (CD 1). · Apr 29, 2026
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. · Apr 29, 2026
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). · May 6, 2026
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (6) and none excused (0). · May 6, 2026
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). · May 6, 2026
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). · May 8, 2026
Enrolled to Governor. · May 8, 2026
Act 237, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339). · Jul 14, 2026
Act 237, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339). · Jul 14, 2026
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Recorded votes
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).Senate · 2026-05-06 · Ayes 22, Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 3, Excused 0
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with noneHouse · 2026-05-06 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 6, Excused 0
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows:Senate · 2026-04-24 · Aye(s) 2, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 1
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-04-24 · Ayes 3, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 0
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 withHouse · 2026-04-14 · Aye(s) with reservations 1, Noes 2, Excused 1
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-04-08 · Ayes 7, Ayes with reservations 1, Noes 0, Excused 2
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with noneHouse · 2026-03-30 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 4
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-03-24 · Ayes 5, Ayes with reservations 1, Noes 0, Excused 0
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).Senate · 2026-03-10 · Ayes 22, Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 3, Excused 0
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows:Senate · 2026-02-20 · Aye(s) 3, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 1, Excused 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Hawaii legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act 237, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1339). (Jul 14, 2026).