RELATING TO SENTENCING OF MINOR DEFENDANTS.
Summary
Requires courts to consider certain factors when sentencing a person convicted as an adult for an offense that the person committed when the person was a minor. Allows courts to reduce a mandatory minimum period of incarceration or depart from a mandatory sentencing enhancement if the court determines that the reduction or departure is warranted given certain factors. (HD1)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Jan 17, 2025
Signed May 29, 2025
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MINOR
This bill was reformatted from a Senate version to a House version, with minor text adjustments. The core policy remains the same: courts must consider factors like trauma history and youth characteristics when sentencing minors tried as adults, and may reduce mandatory minimums if warranted.
Scope change
No substantive change to scope or applicability; only formatting and minor wording adjustments.
TECHNICAL
Text was reformatted from Senate document style to House document style, including header changes and metadata updates.
Description section was updated to include '(HD1)' indicating House District 1 version.
REQUIREMENT
Minor wording adjustment in Section 2(2) changed 'given certain factors' to 'given the person's age, trauma history, and prospects for rehabilitation' for clarity.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Amendments
2
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) Fevella, Ihara).
upper
Apr 15, 2025
Introduced
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-03-25 in disagreeing to the House amendments.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Amended
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 437).
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia.
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Re-referred to JHA, referral sheet 20
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Committee
Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 19
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 166).
lower
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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
Jan 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 9:25AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 31, 2025
Committee
Re-Referred to JDC.
upper
Jan 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to HHS, JDC.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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