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SB2732 • 2026

RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.

RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.

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Sponsor
RHOADS, CHANG
Last action
2026-02-10
Official status
Re-Referred to JDC.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.

RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.
  • Pretrial Release; Bail Requires certain factors to be considered when determining a defendant's financial ability to afford bail.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-10 S

    Re-Referred to JDC.

  2. 2026-02-10 S

    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, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  3. 2026-02-05 S

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-26 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  4. 2026-01-30 S

    Referred to JDC, WAM.

  5. 2026-01-26 S

    Passed First Reading.

  6. 2026-01-23 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO PRETRIAL RELEASE.
Pretrial Release; Bail
Requires certain factors to be considered when determining a defendant's financial ability to afford bail.

Current Bill Text

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SB2732

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2732

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO PRETRIAL RELEASE
.

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

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SECTION
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Section 804-9,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

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The amount of bail rests in the discretion of
the justice or judge or the officers named in section 804-5 and shall be set in
a reasonable amount based upon all available information, including the offense
alleged, the possible punishment upon conviction, and the defendant's financial
ability to afford bail.
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The
defendant's financial ability to afford bail shall be subject to the following
considerations to the extent known:

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Any income
derived from public benefits, including supplemental security income, social
security disability insurance, and temporary assistance for needy families,
shall be excluded from consideration; and

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(2)
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If the
defendant's household income, exclusive of any income derived from public
benefits, exceeds one hundred fifty per cent of the federal poverty level for
Hawaii, the amount the defendant could reasonably pay within forty hours of
arrest shall be considered.

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The bail
amount should be so determined as not to suffer the wealthy to escape by the
payment of a pecuniary penalty, nor to render the privilege useless to the
poor."

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SECTION 2.
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This Act does not affect rights and duties
that matured, penalties that were incurred, and proceedings that were begun
before its effective date.

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SECTION 3.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Pretrial
Release; Bail

Description:

Requires
certain factors to be considered when determining a defendant's financial
ability to afford bail.

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