2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB228: Relating To Excited Delirium.
Legislative Summary
Prohibits excited delirium from being recognized as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death in the State. Prohibits a medical examiner, coroner, or health care provider from stating on a certificate of death or in any report that the cause of death was excited delirium. Prohibits law enforcement officers from using the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report. Establishes a new Hawaii Rule of Evidence that deems evidence that a person experienced or suffered an excited delirium inadmissible in a civil action. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Bill History
1/13/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/15/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/17/2025
Referred to HHS/PSM, JDC.
Senate
1/31/2025
The committee(s) on HHS/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/7/2025
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/7/2025
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, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
Senate
2/14/2025
Reported from HHS/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 528) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
Senate
2/14/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
Senate
2/18/2025
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 10:01AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/20/2025
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.
Senate
2/28/2025
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 954) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Senate
2/28/2025
One Day Notice 03-04-25.
Senate
3/4/2025
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/4/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 112) in amended form (SD 1).
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 19
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:05AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1425) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1784) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-04-25.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 573).
Senate
4/8/2025
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/8/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Takayama, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Garcia.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).
Senate
4/16/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Elefante, Chang Co-Chairs.
Senate
4/16/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended
2/20/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health and Human Services: Passed, With Amendments
2/7/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With Amendments
2/7/2025
4
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
