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SB2203Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Law Enforcement.

Engrossed

Introduced by Stanley Chang, District 9

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishes the offense of use of a mask or facial covering by a law enforcement officer. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Where it stands

Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 783).

April 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments · February 5, 2026

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.

See how each senator voted

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

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC.

  4. Re-Referred to JDC.

  5. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-05-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  7. 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.

  8. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2160) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

  10. 48 Hrs. Notice 02-13-26.

  11. Floor Amendment No. 1 offered.

  12. Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice 02-17-26

  14. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  15. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 5) in amended form (SD 2).

  16. Pass First Reading

  17. Referred to JHA, referral sheet 14

  18. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 3 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

  20. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1976-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  21. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  22. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  23. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 635).

  24. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  25. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  26. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, Gabbard.

  27. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 783).

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