SB 371 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO PROPERTY DAMAGE OF CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES.

SB 371 would create two new criminal offenses for damaging critical infrastructure facilities, such as power plants or water treatment centers. It directly affects individuals who cause property damage to these facilities by defining "first degree" (more severe) and "second degree" (less severe) offenses. The bill establishes specific legal penalties for these acts, though the exact punishments aren't detailed in the abstract. The bill is currently pending introduction (as of January 14, 2025) and has no effective date listed beyond the unusual "7/1/3000" noted in the abstract.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Mar 21, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB371_SD1 → SB371_SD2 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill version (SD2) refines the definitions and scope of criminal property damage offenses against critical infrastructure facilities. It clarifies that 'critical infrastructure facility' now explicitly includes broadband and cable television networks, and it removes extraneous formatting artifacts and metadata from the previous version (SD1) to present a cleaner legislative text.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded by explicitly adding broadband and cable television networks to the definition of 'critical infrastructure facility', broadening the types of facilities protected under the new criminal offenses.

DEFINITION

Added 'broadband and cable television networks' to the definition of 'critical infrastructure facility' to expand the range of protected assets.

TECHNICAL

Removed metadata, file names, page numbers, and formatting artifacts from the previous version to clean up the legislative text.

Corrected minor formatting inconsistencies in section numbering and punctuation to align with standard legislative drafting conventions.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2025

Committee

Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1430) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to PBS, JHA, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 145) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

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 ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

upper

Feb 21, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Committee

Reported from EIG/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 48) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

upper

Jan 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Re-Referred to EIG/PSM, JDC.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to PSM, JDC.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

10 primary · 4 co-sponsors