HB 129 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO YOUTH FEES AND FINES.

Summary

Prohibits the assessment of any fees, fines, or court costs against a person who was adjudicated for an offense committed during the person's minority, or against the person's parent or guardian, and discharges all related debt obligations assessed before the effective date of the Act. Limits court-ordered community service for a minor to no more than seventy-two hours. Repeals certain penalties imposed on parents, guardians, or other persons associated with unaccompanied children in streets and unmarried minors in dance halls. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB129_HD1 → HB129_HD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

HB 129 was updated from House District 1 to House District 2, reflecting a revision in the legislative process. The substantive changes include clarifying community service limits for minors, adjusting surcharge deposit procedures, and refining legal terminology regarding vehicle registration and probation placement. These updates ensure the bill's language is precise and consistent with current legal standards.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on juvenile justice and traffic enforcement, but specific procedural details regarding penalties and administrative actions were clarified.

REQUIREMENT

Community service for minors adjudicated of offenses is now explicitly limited to a maximum of seventy-two hours and must not interfere with school or work commitments.

Terminology regarding the placement of minors on probation was revised for clarity, changing 'dispose the child to' to 'place the child on'.

ENFORCEMENT

Legal references for motor vehicle insurance compliance were updated to clarify the applicable sections.

TECHNICAL

Several statutory references were updated to correct section numbers and formatting, ensuring consistency with the Hawaii Revised Statutes.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kila, Lamosao, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 630) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 5, 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; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 29) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSH, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 14, 2025

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

8 primary · 0 co-sponsors