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HB127Introduced in the House

Relating To Pretrial Release.

Engrossed

Introduced by David Tarnas, District 8

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requires bail to be set in an amount that the defendant can afford based on certain factors. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Where it stands

Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

April 2, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments · March 13, 2025

4

Yes

1

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

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SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes
Brenton Awa23No

Bill history

  1. Prefiled.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-07-25 2:05PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

  6. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 819) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).

  8. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kila, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

  9. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 190).

  10. Passed First Reading.

  11. Referred to JDC, WAM.

  12. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 9:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  13. Re-Referred to JDC.

  14. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  15. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1365) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  16. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  17. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-27-25.

  18. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 19; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, McKelvey, Moriwaki . Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 3 (Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C., Richards). Transmitted to House.

  19. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 404) in amended form (SD 1).

  20. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  21. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 422).

  22. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, San Buenaventura.

  23. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Garcia.

  24. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862).

  25. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 805).

  26. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  27. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 5:15 PM; Conference Room 325.

  28. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  29. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  30. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

  31. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  32. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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