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SB2775 • 2026

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

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Sponsor
KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, RHOADS
Last action
2026-01-30
Official status
Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
  • Law Enforcement; Military Equipment; Prohibition Prohibits law enforcement agencies from possessing or acquiring military equipment obtained through the United States Department of Defense Law Enforcement Support Office.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-30 S

    Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC.

  2. 2026-01-26 S

    Passed First Reading.

  3. 2026-01-23 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Law Enforcement; Military Equipment; Prohibition
Prohibits law enforcement agencies from possessing or acquiring military equipment obtained through the United States Department of Defense Law Enforcement Support Office.

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SB2775

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2775

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Relating
to law enforcement
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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Chapter 139,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately
designated and to read as follows:

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Law enforcement
equipment; prohibited.
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A law enforcement agency shall be prohibited
from acquiring or possessing any
military equipment

obtained through the federal 1033 and
1122 programs administered by the United States Department of Defense Law
Enforcement Support Office including but not limited to:

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(1)
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Tracked
armored vehicles, or any armored vehicle that uses a tracked system instead of
wheels for forward motion;

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(2)
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Aircraft,
vehicles, or watercraft on which any weapon is mounted;

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(3)
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Firearms
of .50 caliber or higher;

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(4)
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Ammunition
of .50 caliber or higher;

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Grenade
launchers, or any firearm or firearm accessory designed to launch small
explosive projectiles repeatedly, excluding launchers designed to deploy
less-lethal control agents or kinetic projectiles;

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(6)
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Bayonets;

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Camouflage
uniforms;

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Manned
fixed wing aircraft;

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(9)
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Riot
batons, or any non-expandable baton of length greater than twenty-four inches;
and

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(10)
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Signal
blockers, or any device for the purpose of interfering with communication by
mobile devices.
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SECTION 2.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Law Enforcement;
Military Equipment; Prohibition

Description:

Prohibits
law enforcement agencies from possessing or acquiring military equipment
obtained through the United States Department of Defense Law Enforcement
Support Office.

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