Bills

HB 1790: UH; SSRI; HAWAII CENTER FOR POLICING AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH; HAWAII CRIME LAB; AG; LAW ENFORCEMENT STOPS; USES OF FORCE; COMPLAINTS; APPROPRIATION

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-03-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Establishes the Hawaii Center for Policing and Criminal Justice Research within the Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa to house the Hawaii Crime Lab.  Requires law enforcement agencies and law enforcement oversight agencies to collect and report certain data regarding law enforcement stops, uses of force, and complaints to the Hawaii Crime Lab.  Requires the Hawaii Crime Lab to collect and publish incident-level information and an annual report on the data collected.  Requires the Department of the Attorney General to adopt rules, in coordination with the Hawaii Crime Lab, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, and any community advisory boards.  Appropriates funds for the establishment and operation of the Hawaii Center for Policing and Criminal Justice Research within the Social Science Research Institute, College of Social Sciences, University of Hawaii at Manoa to support implementation.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs20MIN
Feb 18, 2026

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs11MIN
Feb 18, 2026

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House Standing Committee on Education3MIN
Feb 6, 2026

House Standing Committee on Education

House Standing Committee on Higher Education3MIN
Feb 6, 2026

House Standing Committee on Higher Education

House Standing Committee on Higher Education5MIN
Feb 4, 2026

House Standing Committee on Higher Education

House Standing Committee on Higher Education19SEC
Feb 4, 2026

House Standing Committee on Higher Education

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HB 1790: UH; SSRI; Hawaii Center for Policing and Criminal Justice Research; Hawaii Crime Lab; AG; Law Enforcement Stops; Uses of Force; Complaints; Appropriation | Digital Democracy