HB 664

  • Hawaii House Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Mar 06, 2025
  • Passed House Mar 04, 2025
  • Passed Senate Apr 08, 2025
  • Governor

Relating To Gun Violence Prevention.

Abstract

Establishes the Office of Gun Violence Prevention to conduct community outreach on gun violence prevention, develop and administer a grant program for gun violence prevention, and develop and administer a gun violence resource bank. Moves the Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission from the Office of the Attorney General to the Department of Law Enforcement. Replaces the Attorney General with the Director of Law Enforcement as Chair of the Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission and includes the Attorney General as a commission member. Establishes the Gun Violence Prevention Special Fund and appropriates funds into and out of the special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2077. (SD2)

Bill Sponsors (9)

Votes


Actions


Apr 21, 2025

Senate

Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 755).

Apr 17, 2025

House

House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Shimizu.

Apr 11, 2025

Senate

Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

Apr 10, 2025

House

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

Apr 08, 2025

House

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 661) in amended form (SD 2).

Senate

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

Apr 04, 2025

Senate

48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

Senate

Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1736) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

Apr 01, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

Senate

The committee on JDC reconsidered its previous decision.

Senate

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C..

Senate

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Mar 27, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

Mar 21, 2025

Senate

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

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Ways and Means Judiciary

Senate

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1229) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

Mar 19, 2025

Senate

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) Elefante, Wakai, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

Mar 14, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

Mar 06, 2025

Senate

Referred to PSM, WAM/JDC.

  • Referral-Committee
Public Safety and Military Affairs Ways and Means Judiciary

Senate

Passed First Reading.

Senate

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 267).

Mar 04, 2025

House

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Reyes Oda, Shimizu, Souza voting no (4) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

Feb 28, 2025

House

Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1141), recommending passage on Third Reading.

Feb 25, 2025

House

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch, Reyes Oda, Ward.

Feb 21, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Feb 14, 2025

House

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu, Souza voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Finance

House

Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 697) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

Feb 12, 2025

House

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

Feb 07, 2025

House

Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-12-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

Jan 21, 2025

House

Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs Finance

House

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Jan 17, 2025

House

Pending introduction.

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