Bills

SB 2731: PENAL CODE; MISDEMEANORS; SENTENCING; NONVIOLENT OFFENSES

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: Senate
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-04-08

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-04-16: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 696).)

Introduced

In Committee

First Chamber

In Committee

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Limits the maximum term of imprisonment for misdemeanors, or for offenses punishable by up to or not exceeding one year, to three hundred sixty-four days.  Allows individuals previously sentenced to a one-year term of imprisonment to apply to the court for a sentence modification to conform to the new limit.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD1)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs2MIN
Mar 31, 2026

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs15MIN
Mar 18, 2026

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary1MIN
Feb 25, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary

Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary9MIN
Feb 18, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Judiciary

Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts9MIN
Feb 18, 2026

Senate Standing Committee on Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

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