HCR 93 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP AND PROVIDE A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON WAYS TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, AND PROTECTIONS FOR SURVIVORS OF IMAGE-BASED SEXUAL ABUSE.

This bill requests the Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women and the Legislative Reference Bureau to create a working group focused on improving protections for survivors of image-based sexual abuse. The group will include representatives from law enforcement, legal offices, service providers, and survivors to review policies in other states and recommend changes to Hawaii law. The working group must submit a report with its findings and proposed legislation to the Legislature before the 2028 session begins and will be dissolved by the end of 2027.

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 12, 2026 Last action Apr 10, 2026

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MODERATE

The bill was updated from House Committee 1 to House Committee 2, removing the requirement for the Legislative Reference Bureau to collaborate with the Commission and adding a specific deadline for requesting legal drafting assistance. The scope of the working group was narrowed by removing the explicit mention of the Legislative Reference Bureau as a collaborator, while the Department of the Attorney General was added to provide support. A new requirement was introduced mandating that any request for legislative drafting assistance from the Commission must be submitted to the Legislative Reference Bureau by October 1, 2027.

Scope change

The scope of the working group's administrative support was modified; the Legislative Reference Bureau is no longer listed as a primary collaborator in the initial resolution but is now designated as a potential drafter of proposed legislation upon specific request.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the mandate for the Legislative Reference Bureau to collaborate with the Commission on the Status of Women in establishing the working group.

Added a new provision requiring the Department of the Attorney General to provide legal guidance and administrative support to the working group upon request.

TIMELINE

Established a specific deadline of October 1, 2027, for the Commission's designee to request assistance from the Legislative Reference Bureau for drafting proposed legislation.

SCOPE

Modified the list of recipients for certified copies of the resolution to include the Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Apr 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to JDC.

upper

Apr 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 553).

upper

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Adopted as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

lower

Apr 9, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1966-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Gedeon.

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 2, 2026

Committee

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1759-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 31, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

lower

Mar 18, 2026

Committee

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 18

lower

Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered

lower

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

To be offered.

lower

12 primary · 0 co-sponsors