SB 2749 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO SENTENCING.

Summary

Amends repeat offender sentencing provisions to allow sentencing courts, under certain circumstances, to sentence defendants in class C felony cases to probation with appropriate terms and conditions. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 18, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2749 → SB2749_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill version updates the administrative metadata to reflect a shift from the House to the Senate, changing the bill type designation and revision numbers. It also modifies the effective date of the legislation from 'upon approval' to a specific future date of July 1, 2050, and includes minor formatting adjustments to the section headers.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 2050'.

TECHNICAL

Administrative metadata was updated to reflect Senate sponsorship (SD1) and new revision numbers.

Minor formatting changes were made to section headers and introductory text.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2365) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 11, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Inouye; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., DeCorte.

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee on PSM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 02-11-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee on PSM has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 02-09-26 3:00PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 3:02PM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to PSM, JDC.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors