SB2830 • 2026

RELATING TO MISCONDUCT BY A PUBLIC SERVANT.

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Sponsor: RHOADS
Last action: 2026-03-18
Official status: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 18
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO MISCONDUCT BY A PUBLIC SERVANT.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO MISCONDUCT BY A PUBLIC SERVANT.
Penal Code; Statute of Limitations; Misconduct in Office; Public Servants Extends the statute of limitations for offenses based on misconduct in office by a public servant to allow prosecution at any time during the defendant's period of public service and up to ten years thereafter.
Effective 3/22/2075.
(SD2)

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SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB2830 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB2830 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2830 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MISCONDUCT BY A PUBLIC SERVANT .

SD2

Hawaii published version SD2

Plain English: 2026-1626 SB2830 SD2 SMA.

2026-1626 SB2830 SD2 SMA.
THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
2830 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.

SD1_SFA3

Hawaii published version SD1_SFA3

Plain English: SB template SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.

SB template SENATE FLOOR AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NO.
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2830, S.D.
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Bill History

2026-03-18 H
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 18
2026-03-12 H
Pass First Reading
2026-03-12 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 407) in amended form (SD 2).
2026-03-12 S
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fevella). Transmitted to House.
2026-03-10 S
48 Hrs. Notice 03-12-26
2026-03-10 S
Floor amendment adopted as amended (SD 2).
2026-03-10 S
Floor Amendment No. 3 offered.
2026-03-06 S
48 Hrs. Notice 3-10-26.
2026-03-06 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2026-03-06 S
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2887) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-02-25 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.
2026-02-18 S
The committee(s) on JDC deferred the measure until 02-25-26 10:45AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-02-11 S
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-02-04 S
Re-Referred to JDC.
2026-01-30 S
Referred to PSM, JDC.
2026-01-26 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-23 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO MISCONDUCT BY A PUBLIC SERVANT.
Penal Code; Statute of Limitations; Misconduct in Office; Public Servants
Extends the statute of limitations for offenses based on misconduct in office by a public servant to allow prosecution at any time during the defendant's period of public service and up to ten years thereafter. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD2)

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SB2830

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2830

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO MISCONDUCT BY A PUBLIC SERVANT
.

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

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SECTION
1
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Section 701-108, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (3) to read as follows:

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"(3)
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If the period prescribed in subsection (2)
has expired, a prosecution may nevertheless be commenced for:

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(a)
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Any offense an
element of which is fraud, deception as defined in section 708-800, or a breach
of fiduciary obligation or the offense of medical assistance fraud under
section 346-43.5, within three years after discovery of the offense by an
aggrieved party or by a person who has a legal duty to represent an aggrieved
party and who is oneself not a party to the offense, but in no case shall this
provision extend the period of limitation by more than six years from the
expiration of the period of limitation prescribed in subsection (2);

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(b)
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Any offense based
on misconduct in office by a public servant at any time when the defendant is
in public office or employment or within [
two
]
ten
years
thereafter[
, but in no case shall this provision extend the period of
limitation by more than three years from the expiration of the period of
limitation prescribed in subsection (2)
]; and

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(c)
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Any felony offense
involving evidence containing deoxyribonucleic acid from the offender, if a
test confirming the presence of deoxyribonucleic acid is performed [
prior to
]

before
expiration of the period of limitation prescribed in subsection
(2), but in no case shall this provision extend the period of limitation by
more than ten years from the expiration of the period of limitation prescribed
in subsection (2)."

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SECTION
2.
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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 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Penal
Code; Statute of Limitations; Misconduct in Office; Public Servants

Description:

Extends
the statute of limitations for offenses based on misconduct in office by a
public servant to allow prosecution at any time during the defendant's period
of public service and up to ten years thereafter.

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