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SB2571 • 2026

RELATING TO JURY DUTY.

RELATING TO JURY DUTY.

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Sponsor
KOUCHI (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action
2026-02-19
Official status
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Effective date
Not listed

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RELATING TO JURY DUTY.

RELATING TO JURY DUTY.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO JURY DUTY.
  • Judiciary Package; Jury Duty; Juror and Prospective Juror Compensation; Appropriation ($) Increases the amount each juror or prospective juror is paid for each day of actual attendance at court.
  • Appropriates funds.
  • Effective 3/22/2075.

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SD1

1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB2571 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

  • SB2571 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
  • NO.
  • 2571 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
  • 1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO JURY DUTY .

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-19 S

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  2. 2026-02-19 S

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2427) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  3. 2026-02-06 S

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  4. 2026-02-02 S

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  5. 2026-01-28 S

    Referred to JDC, WAM.

  6. 2026-01-23 S

    Passed First Reading.

  7. 2026-01-23 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO JURY DUTY.
Judiciary Package; Jury Duty; Juror and Prospective Juror Compensation; Appropriation ($)
Increases the amount each juror or prospective juror is paid for each day of actual attendance at court. Appropriates funds. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD1)

Current Bill Text

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SB2571

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2571

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to jury duty
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
1
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Section 612-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

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"(a)
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Each juror or prospective juror shall be paid
[
$30
]
$50
for each day of actual attendance at court.
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In addition, each juror or prospective juror
shall be paid the higher of either:

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(1)
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33 cents for each mile actually and
necessarily traveled in going to and from court; or

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(2)
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The cost of an adult bus fare to and from the
court.

A person who appears at the time for which that
person is summoned to court for jury duty may be allowed the mileage fee or bus
fare although the person, upon that person's request, is subsequently excused
or exempted from jury service."

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SECTION
2.
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $684,385 or so much thereof
as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 to carry out the purposes of this
Act.

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The sum
appropriated shall be expended by the judiciary for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION
3.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

_____________________________

By Request

Report Title:

Judiciary
Package; Jury Duty; Juror and Prospective Juror Compensation; Appropriation

Description:

Increases the amount each juror or prospective juror is
paid for each day of actual attendance at court.
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Appropriates funds.

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