HB 36

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 06, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 04, 2025
  • Senate
  • Governor

Relating To Excited Delirium.

Abstract

Prohibits excited delirium from being recognized as a valid medical diagnosis or cause of death in the State. Prohibits a medical examiner, coroner, or health care provider from stating on a certificate of death or in any report that the cause of death was excited delirium. Prohibits law enforcement officers from using the term excited delirium to describe an individual in an incident report. Establishes a new Hawaii Rule of Evidence that deems evidence that a person experienced or suffered an excited delirium inadmissible in a civil action. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill Sponsors (1)

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Mar 06, 2025

Senate

Referred to HHS/PSM, JDC.

  • Referral-Committee
Health and Human Services Public Safety and Military Affairs Judiciary

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 180).

Mar 04, 2025

House

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

Feb 28, 2025

House

Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

House

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1056) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

Feb 26, 2025

House

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, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Kahaloa.

Feb 21, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-26-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Feb 11, 2025

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 322) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

Feb 05, 2025

House

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia.

Jan 31, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Jan 21, 2025

House

Referred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 1

  • Referral-Committee
Health Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Jan 16, 2025

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 10, 2025

House

Prefiled.

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