HB 114 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.

HB 114 establishes new staff positions and appropriates state funds for the Adult Client Services Branch within the First Circuit Court. This bill directly affects the court's operations by enabling it to hire additional personnel to support client services. The key provision is the allocation of dedicated funding to create these roles and maintain branch activities. The bill was recently recommended for passage by the Judiciary committee with amendments.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB114 → HB114_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to rename the 'Adult Services Probation' unit to the 'Adult Client Services Branch' within the First Circuit Court. Additionally, all specific dollar amounts and numerical figures for positions and funding were removed from the text, replaced with blank spaces, indicating that these details are to be filled in by the administrator or a subsequent process.

Scope change

The scope of the bill was narrowed slightly by changing the unit name from 'Adult Services Probation' to 'Adult Client Services Branch', and the specific funding and staffing numbers were removed, making the bill a placeholder for future financial and personnel decisions.

SCOPE

The unit name was changed from 'Adult Services Probation' to 'Adult Client Services Branch' in the title, section text, and description.

FISCAL

Specific appropriation amounts for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 were deleted and replaced with blank spaces.

REQUIREMENT

Exact numbers for full-time equivalent (FTE) positions for probation officers, social worker assistants, clerks, and secretaries were removed.

TECHNICAL

The document header was updated to reflect the House of Representatives (HD1) version and updated the file metadata.

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Committee

Feb 10, 2025

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 292) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Jan 30, 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, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors