Hawaii House Bill 359

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-1)
Status: Introduced on January 17 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-19 - The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Amends covered offender registration laws to include offenders who, while acting in a professional capacity, commit either the offense of sexual assault in the fourth degree or sexual assault in the second degree against a minor who is at least sixteen years old. Provides that the exception to public access requirements does not apply when the covered offense was committed against a minor. Requires a person who is required to report every year under the covered offender registration requirements to report during the thirty-day period following the offender's birthday, rather than from the offender's actual date of birth. Specifies how certain covered offenses are to be tiered for purposes of seeking termination of registration requirements. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Relating To Covered Offender Registration.

Rep. Linda Ichiyama [D]	Rep. Terez Amato [D]	Rep. Della au Belatti [D]	Rep. Luke Evslin [D]
Rep. Susan Keohokapu-Lee Loy [D]	Rep. Rachele Fernandez Lamosao [D]	Rep. Lisa Marten [D]	Rep. Tyson Miyake [D]
Rep. Daynette Morikawa [D]	Rep. Ikaika Olds [D]	Rep. Amy Perruso [D]	Rep. Elijah Pierick [R]
Rep. Gregg Takayama [D]	Rep. Adrian Tam [D]	Rep. Chris Todd [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-19	House	The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
2025-02-14	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-14	House	Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
2025-02-14	House	Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 667) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2025-02-11	House	The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2025-02-06	House	Bill re-scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:45AM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-31	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-11-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21	House	Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 1
2025-01-17	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-16	House	Pending introduction.

SB777 (Same As) 2025-01-23 - Referred to HHS, JDC.
SB808 (Same As) 2025-01-23 - Referred to HHS, JDC.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=359&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB359_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB359_HD1_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB359_TESTIMONY_HSH_02-11-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB359_HD1_HSCR667_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB359_HD1_TESTIMONY_JHA_02-19-25_.PDF