2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB125: Relating To Firearms.
Legislative Summary
Requires retail sellers or transferers of firearms to provide purchasers with notice regarding the law on firearms storage. Expands the requirements for the secure storage of firearms. Clarifies the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm. (HD1)
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Bill History
1/14/2025
Prefiled.
House of Representatives
1/16/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/6/2025
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, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 818) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
House of Representatives
2/27/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka voting no (5) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 188).
Senate
3/6/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to PSM, CPN/JDC.
Senate
3/14/2025
The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
3/19/2025
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
Senate
3/21/2025
Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1227) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN/JDC.
Senate
3/21/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN/JDC.
Senate
3/24/2025
The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Senate
4/1/2025
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/1/2025
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, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
4/4/2025
Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1722) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Senate
4/4/2025
One Day Notice 04-08-25.
Senate
4/8/2025
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella, McKelvey, Richards. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
4/8/2025
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 591).
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Transmitted to Governor.
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Act 022, 04/22/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).
Senate
4/23/2025
Act 022, on 04/22/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1122).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended
4/1/2025
4
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection: Passed, Unamended
4/1/2025
4
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, Unamended
3/19/2025
3
Yea
1
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(4/23/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 14
Primary Sponsor
David Tarnas
Democrat