Hawaii House Bill 176

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-21 - Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1
Pending: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Increases the penalties imposed on individuals convicted for violation of a temporary restraining order and order for protection. Clarifies that the court shall not sentence a defendant to pay a fine for violating a temporary restraining order or order for protection if, after conducting a financial review, the court determines the defendant is or will be unable to pay the fine. Specifies that the court may suspend certain jail sentence for violation of a temporary restraining order or order for protection upon condition that the defendant remain alcohol- and drug-free, conviction-free, and complete court-ordered assessments or intervention.

Relating To Domestic Abuse Protective Orders.

Rep. Rachele Fernandez Lamosao [D]	Rep. Darius Kila [D]	Rep. Tyson Miyake [D]	Rep. Ikaika Olds [D]
Rep. Amy Perruso [D]	Rep. Mahina Poepoe [D]	Rep. Jenna Takenouchi [D]	Rep. Adrian Tam [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-21	House	Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1
2025-01-16	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-14	House	Prefiled.

SB295 (Same As) 2025-02-20 - The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=176&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB176_.HTM