HB 1054 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO ADMINISTRATIVE LICENSURE ACTIONS AGAINST SEX OFFENDERS.

Summary

Authorizes the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and certain licensing boards to automatically revoke and refuse to renew, restore, or reinstate the professional licenses, registrations, or certifications of registered sex offenders. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB1054 → HB1054_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision expands the scope of automatic license revocation to include not just professional licenses but also registrations and certifications held by various state-regulated professionals. It clarifies that revocation applies when the victim of the offense was a patient or client, rather than requiring the professional to have engaged directly with them. The effective date of the law is also changed from immediate approval to a future date of July 1, 3000.

Scope change

The bill now applies to a broader range of credentials, including registrations and certifications, and clarifies the specific relationship required between the offender and the victim for revocation to occur.

SCOPE

Expanded the types of credentials affected from just 'licenses' to include 'registrations' and 'certifications' held by professionals.

ELIGIBILITY

Changed the condition for revocation to require that the 'victim' of the offense was a patient or client, rather than requiring the professional to have 'engaged' with them.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the act from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000'.

DEFINITION

Updated the legislative findings to specify that the issue affects license, registration, or certification holders, not just license holders.

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Committee

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 530) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kong, Lowen.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors