SB 957 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO OVERDOSE PREVENTION.

Summary

Establishes and provides criteria for overdose prevention centers, including standards for the Department of Health to designate certain facilities as overdose prevention centers. Establishes an Overdose Prevention Center Oversight Committee. Provides immunity from state criminal prosecution for certain offenses for persons using a designated overdose prevention center and persons operating a designated overdose prevention center. Effective 12/31/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Criminal Justice

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB957 → SB957_SD1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill version updates the legislative metadata to reflect a new session (SD1) and revises the text to fix formatting errors and correct a statute citation number. It also changes the bill's effective date to December 31, 2050, and slightly refines the language regarding committee oversight and criminal liability exemptions.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding overdose prevention centers remains largely the same, but the effective date is extended significantly to 2050.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from immediate approval to December 31, 2050.

TECHNICAL

A citation to a drug definition section was corrected from 711-1240 to 712-1240.

Minor formatting and punctuation adjustments were made throughout the text.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for the oversight committee to be placed within the department was added for clarity.

ENFORCEMENT

The phrase 'entering or existing' was corrected to 'entering or exiting' in the criminal liability exemption section.

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 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 596) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:20PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to HHS, WAM/JDC.

upper

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

3 primary · 1 co-sponsor