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SB2688Introduced in the Senate

Relating To Compassionate Release.

Engrossed

Introduced by Carol Fukunaga, District 11

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishes a protocol for compassionate release for certain ill or seriously debilitated incarcerated persons. Establishes a temporary working group within the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to develop initial administrative rules to implement the protocol. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Where it stands

Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).

April 27, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended · March 4, 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.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes
Brenton Awa23Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to PSM, JDC/WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 3:02PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on PSM deferred the measure until 02-09-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee on PSM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 02-09-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  7. Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  8. The committee on PSM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte.

  10. Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2366) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

  11. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

  12. The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 10:35AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  13. 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.

  14. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  15. Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3037) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  16. One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  17. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  18. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 281) in amended form (SD 1).

  19. Pass First Reading

  20. Referred to PBS, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 17

  21. Re-referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 20

  22. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama, Cochran.

  24. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1552-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  25. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  26. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hussey, Kusch, Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Templo, Reyes Oda; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; and Excused: none.

  28. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2164-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  29. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Kila, Kitagawa, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matayoshi, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  30. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 689).

  31. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  33. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kusch Co-Chairs; Poepoe, Shimizu.

  34. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).

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