SB 705 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EXCITED DELIRIUM.

Summary
Prohibits excited delirium from being recognized as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death in the State. Prohibits a local health officer or local agent of the Department of Health from stating on a certificate of death or in any report that the cause of death was excited delirium. Prohibits law enforcement officers from using the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report. Establishes a new rule of evidence that deems evidence that a person experienced or suffered an excited delirium inadmissible in a civil action.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
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Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Jan 23, 2025
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Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to HHS/PSM, JDC.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
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