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HCR32Introduced in the House

Requesting The Governor's Senior Advisor For Mental Health And The Justice System To Formulate A Plan To Create Places Of Shelter For Persons Under Civil Commitment And For Persons Who Have Been Recently Released From The Hawaii State Hospital And Are At Risk Of Recidivism.

Passed

Introduced by Gregg Takayama, District 34

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requesting The Governor's Senior Advisor For Mental Health And The Justice System To Formulate A Plan To Create Places Of Shelter For Persons Under Civil Commitment And For Persons Who Have Been Recently Released From The Hawaii State Hospital And Are At Risk Of Recidivism.

Where it stands

Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891).

May 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended · April 24, 2026

5

Yes

0

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 Awa23Yes

Bill history

  1. To be offered.

  2. Offered

  3. Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 18

  4. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HSH on Wednesday, 04-01-26 10:00AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Hartsfield.

  6. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1723-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  7. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  8. Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama, Cochran.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1884-26), recommending adoption.

  11. Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  12. Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 541).

  14. Referred to HHS, JDC.

  15. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 04-17-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  16. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  17. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3852), as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of referral to JDC.

  18. Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

  19. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-24-26 10:20AM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  20. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  21. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3928) with recommendation of adoption.

  22. One Day Notice 04-27-26.

  23. Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House.

  24. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 766) in amended form (SD 1).

  25. One (1) day notice, Friday, 05-08-26.

  26. House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  27. Adopted as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Kong, Quinlan excused (3).

  28. Resolution adopted in final form.

  29. Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891).

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