2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB544: Relating To Sentencing Of Minor Defendants.
Legislative Summary
Requires courts to consider certain factors when sentencing a person convicted as an adult for an offense that the person committed when the person was a minor. Allows courts to reduce a mandatory minimum period of incarceration or depart from a mandatory sentencing enhancement if the court determines that the reduction or departure is warranted given certain factors. (HD1)
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Introduced.
Senate
1/17/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/21/2025
Referred to HHS, JDC.
Senate
1/31/2025
Re-Referred to JDC.
Senate
1/31/2025
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 9:25AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/7/2025
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 ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
Senate
2/28/2025
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 879) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
Senate
2/28/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.
Senate
2/28/2025
One Day Notice 03-04-25.
Senate
3/4/2025
Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/4/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 166).
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 19
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Re-referred to JHA, referral sheet 20
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 03-14-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia.
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1723) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey, Lowen, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 437).
Senate
4/3/2025
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/3/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 481).
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-03-25 in disagreeing to the House amendments.
Senate
4/15/2025
Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-16-25.
Senate
4/15/2025
One Day Notice 04-16-25
Senate
4/15/2025
Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 786).
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fevella, Ihara).
Senate
4/16/2025
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 806).
House of Representatives
4/16/2025
Enrolled to Governor.
Senate
5/29/2025
Act 122, 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222).
Senate
5/29/2025
Act 122, on 05/29/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1222).
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended
2/7/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Passed(5/29/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 5
Primary Sponsor
Mike Gabbard
Democrat