SB2843 • 2026

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

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Sponsor: KIDANI, CHANG, DECOITE, FUKUNAGA, HASHIMOTO, KEOHOKALOLE, KIM, LAMOSAO, MCKELVEY, MORIWAKI, SAN BUENAVENTURA
Last action: 2026-02-19
Official status: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Domestic Violence; Abuse of Family or Household Member; Penalties Extends for five years certain provisions from Act 19, SLH 2020, and Act 238, SLH 2021, relating to abuse of family or household members, including establishing a petty misdemeanor offense of abuse of family or household members, clarifying penalties for violations, and allowing a deferred acceptance of guilty plea for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor abuse of family or household members offenses.
Effective 6/29/2026.

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Bill History

2026-02-19 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
2026-02-19 S
Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2434) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
2026-02-13 S
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-09 S
The committee(s) on HHS has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-13-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-02-08 S
The committee(s) on HHS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:05PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.
2026-02-05 S
The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-01-30 S
Referred to HHS, JDC.
2026-01-26 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-23 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Domestic Violence; Abuse of Family or Household Member; Penalties
Extends for five years certain provisions from Act 19, SLH 2020, and Act 238, SLH 2021, relating to abuse of family or household members, including establishing a petty misdemeanor offense of abuse of family or household members, clarifying penalties for violations, and allowing a deferred acceptance of guilty plea for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor abuse of family or household members offenses. Effective 6/29/2026.

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SB2843

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2843

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to domestic violence
.

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

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SECTION 1.
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Act 19, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020, is
amended by amending section 15 to read as follows:

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SECTION 15.
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This Act shall take effect on January 1,
2021; provided that [
sections
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:

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Sections
2[
,
3,
] and 4 shall be repealed on June 30, 2026; provided further that
sections 706-623[
, 709‑906,
] and 853‑4, Hawaii Revised
Statutes, shall be reenacted in the form in which they read on the day prior to
the effective date of this Act[
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]
; and

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Section 3 shall
be repealed on June 30, 2031; provided further that section 709-906, Hawaii
Revised Statutes, shall be reenacted in the form in which it read on the day
prior to the effective date of this Act.
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SECTION 2.
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Act 238, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021, is
amended by amending section 4 to read as follows:

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This Act shall take effect upon its approval;
provided that section 1 shall be repealed on June 30, [
2026;
]
2031;

provided further that section 709-906, Hawaii Revised Statutes, shall be
reenacted in the form in which it read on December 31, 2020."

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SECTION 3.
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Act 23, Session Laws of Hawaii 2023, as
amended by section 15 of Act 178, Session Laws of Hawaii 2024, is amended by
amending section 7 to read as follows:

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This Act shall take effect upon its approval;
provided that the amendments made to section 709-906, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
by section 4 of this Act shall not be repealed when that section is reenacted
on June 30, [
2026,
]
2031,
pursuant to:

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Section 15 of Act
19, Session Laws of Hawaii 2020; and

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Section 4 of Act
238, Session Laws of Hawaii 2021."

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SECTION
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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 5.
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This Act shall take effect on June 29, 2026.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Domestic
Violence; Abuse of Family or Household Member; Penalties

Description:

Extends
for five years certain provisions from Act 19, SLH 2020, and Act 238, SLH 2021,
relating to abuse of family or household members, including establishing a
petty misdemeanor offense of abuse of family or household members, clarifying
penalties for violations, and allowing a deferred acceptance of guilty plea for
misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor abuse of family or household members
offenses.
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Effective 6/29/2026.

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