2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB438: Relating To Due Process Protections.
Legislative Summary
Establishes the Due Process in Immigration Proceedings Program within the Judiciary to provide legal representation to individuals in immigration-related proceedings. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2
House of Representatives
1/23/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 01-29-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
1/29/2025
The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 122) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-07-25 2:05PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 726) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
2/14/2025
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(1/17/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Finance(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 16
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor

Greggor Ilagan
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (16)
Della au Belatti
Democrat
Cory Chun
Democrat
Elle Cochran
Democrat
Luke Evslin
Democrat
Andrew Garrett
Democrat
Ikaika Hussey
Democrat
Linda Ichiyama
Democrat
Trish La Chica
Democrat
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao
Democrat
Tyson Miyake
Democrat
Jackson Sayama
Democrat
Kanani Souza
Republican
Gregg Takayama
Democrat
Adrian Tam
Democrat
Shirley Ann Templo
Democrat
Justin Woodson
Democrat