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HR32Introduced in the House

Requesting The Governor's Senior Advisor For Mental Health And The Justice System To Formulate A Plan To Increase Access To The Hawaii State Hospital For Certain Mentally Ill- Criminal Defendants.

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Introduced by Gregg Takayama, District 34

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Official description

Requesting The Governor's Senior Advisor For Mental Health And The Justice System To Formulate A Plan To Increase Access To The Hawaii State Hospital For Certain Mentally Ill- Criminal Defendants.

Where it stands

Resolution adopted in final form.

April 9, 2026

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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. 1722-26), 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. 1883-26), recommending adoption.

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

  12. Resolution adopted in final form.

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