HB 2044 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO OFFENDER REENTRY.

Summary

Expands programming and training for the comprehensive offender reentry program under the department of corrections and rehabilitation to reduce the rate of recidivism and increase inmate marketability. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026

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HB2044 → HB2044_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This version of the bill updates the document metadata to reflect House of Representatives approval (HD1) and revises the effective date of the law from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000. The substantive policy content regarding offender reentry programs remains largely the same, though minor text formatting and capitalization adjustments were made throughout the document.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the only significant modification is the future effective date.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 3000, likely indicating a placeholder or a significant delay in implementation.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and capitalization changes were made, such as converting 'Earn and learn' to 'Earn-and-learn' and adjusting the capitalization of 'recidivism' and 'state' in the findings section.

The document header and metadata were updated to reflect that the bill has been approved by the House of Representatives (HD1) and includes new author and date information.

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Committee

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 535-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to PBS, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors