The Judiciary provided testimony on the following measures during the Thirty-Second Legislature, 2023 Regular Session.

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MEASURE NO.	COMP.	TITLE	DESCRIPTION
JUDICIARY PACKAGE BILLS
HB382	SB482	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY	Appropriates funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2023, and ending 6/30/2025. Effective 7/1/2023.
HB383	SB483	RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PROBATE CODE	Updates articles I through IV of the Uniform Probate Code to adjust for inflation, provide additional clarity, resolve issues that have arisen in probate practice, and address societal changes in familial relations.
HB384	SB484	RELATING TO PARENTAGE	Enacts portions of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017 to replace the Uniform Parentage Act of 1973. Takes effect 1/1/2024.
HB385	SB485	RELATING TO JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT	Establishes 1 additional district court judgeship in the First Circuit.
HB386	SB486	RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF JUDICIARY PERSONNEL	Prohibits, in certain circumstances, the publication of the personal information of state and federal judges and other judicial staff whose duties put them at risk for acts of violence or threats.
SB482	HB382	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY	Appropriates funds for the Judiciary for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2023, and ending 6/30/2025. Effective 7/1/2023.
SB483	HB383	RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PROBATE CODE	Updates articles I through IV of the Uniform Probate Code to adjust for inflation, provide additional clarity, resolve issues that have arisen in probate practice, and address societal changes in familial relations.
SB484	HB384	RELATING TO PARENTAGE	Enacts portions of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017 to replace the Uniform Parentage Act of 1973. Takes effect 1/1/2024.
SB485	HB385	RELATING TO JUDGES FOR THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FIRST CIRCUIT	Establishes 1 additional district court judgeship in the First Circuit.
SB486	HB386	RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF JUDICIARY PERSONNEL	Prohibits, in certain circumstances, the publication of the personal information of state and federal judges and other judicial staff whose duties put them at risk for acts of violence or threats.
OTHER MEASURES
HOUSE
HB68	—	RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE.	Appropriates funds to establish a centralized statewide criminal pretrial justice data reporting and collection system pursuant to state law.
HB71	—	RELATED TO SUMMARY POSSESSION.	Requires that a current GET license number for any rental income be filed with the complaint to the court for summary possession proceedings. Requires the judiciary to submit an annual list of certain information regarding summary possession cases to the department of taxation.
HB100	SB210	RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA SHARING.	Establishes a criminal justice data sharing working group to make recommendations for a statewide criminal justice data repository.
HB122	SB223	RELATING TO PROBATION.	Establishes the Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Program to be administered by the Judiciary.
HB300	SB354	RELATING TO THE STATE BUDGET.	Appropriates funds for the operating and capital improvement budget of the Executive Branch for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.
HB317	—	RELATING TO YOUTH FEES AND FINES.	Prohibits the assessment of any fines, fees, or court costs against a person who was adjudicated for an offense committed during the person’s minority, or against the person’s parent or guardian, and discharges all related debt obligations assessed prior to the effective date of the Act. Requires the Office of the Administrative Director of the Courts to submit a report to the Legislature.
HB349	—	RELATING TO CHILDREN.	Expands the original jurisdiction of family court to include proceedings for declaration of emancipation of minors. Specifies the rights of an emancipated minor. Allows a minor who has reached the age of sixteen years to petition the family court for a declaration of emancipation. Allows certain parties to petition the family court for voidance or rescission of a declaration of emancipation. Sets forth court procedures and standards in issuing, voiding, and rescinding a declaration of emancipation. Allows parties to appeal the court’s decisions pertaining to emancipation to the Intermediate Court of Appeals.
HB352	SB933	RELATING TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS.	Authorizes the family courts to allow petitioners to attend TRO hearings remotely upon request. Requires the courts to consider certain factors. Requires the courts to allow petitioners who allege domestic abuse to attend TRO hearings remotely.
HB432	—	RELATING TO APPEALS.	Allows parties aggrieved by an order of the Hawaii Paroling Authority to appeal to the intermediate appellate court within 90 days of issuance and service of the order fixing the minimum term of imprisonment. Establishes the standard of judicial review for an order of the Hawaii Paroling Authority.
HB446	—	RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY.	Requires certain individuals attempting to serve as child custody evaluators to complete a training course on domestic violence issues every 3 years. Requires the Family Court to approve training courses and publish approved courses on the Judiciary website.
HB449	—	RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.	Establishes definitions of “immediate harm” and “protective custody warrant” for the purpose of the Child Protective Act. Requires a police officer who assumes protective custody of a child who is subject to immediate harm to provide a written report detailing the observations justifying the immediate removal to the department within twenty-four hours of assuming custody of the child. Requires a copy of the police report to be provided to the parents of the child and to the court. Requires the department of human services to provide written notice to a parent of parental rights when conducting an investigation regarding a child who has been harmed or may be subject to imminent or threatened harm.
HB581	SB237	RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY.	Requires certain individuals attempting to serve as child custody evaluators to complete a training course on the dynamics of domestic violence every three years. Requires individuals to submit a letter or certificate of completion to the Family Court.
HB586	—	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.	Requires the Judiciary to develop, implement, and administer an automated court appearance reminder system that generates text message notifications for upcoming court appearances in certain types of cases. Appropriates funds.
HB618	SB984	RELATING TO FAMILY.	Establishes an exemption from mediation in paternity proceedings where there are allegations of domestic abuse if the party alleging domestic abuse does not wish to participate. Prohibits a mediator from engaging in mediation where there are allegations of domestic abuse unless certain requisites are met. Prohibits a court from requiring mediation in paternity proceedings if there is a temporary restraining order or a protective order in effect and the party alleging domestic abuse does not wish to participate. Allows the court to order mediation in paternity proceedings where there are allegations of domestic abuse but there is no temporary restraining order or no protective order, under certain circumstances. Replaces the term “family violence” with “domestic abuse” in section 580 41.5, HRS.
HB741	SB750	RELATING TO CIVIC EDUCATION.	Appropriates funds to the department of education for the expansion of civic education in the public schools. Establishes two full-time equivalent permanent civic education resource teacher positions.
HB752	SB1267	RELATING TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS.	Allows nonresidents to apply for a temporary restraining order or order for protection in cases of domestic abuse.  Allows nonresidents to apply for a temporary restraining order and an injunction from further harassment.
HB829	SB411	RELATING TO COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEYS.	Requires the court to appoint counsel to indigent parents upon the filing of a petition for custody or family supervision and make every effort to do so at the first hearing attended by the parents.
HB841	—	RELATING TO DOMESTIC ABUSE PROTECTIVE ORDERS.	Amends the automatic referral requirements to apply when there are allegations of child abuse and a domestic abuse restraining order is sought.
HB862	SB977	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.	Allows for judicial review of orders fixing minimum terms of imprisonment.
HB864	—	RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE.	Establishes and appropriates moneys for a 4-year Pacific cultural court pilot program in the family court of the first circuit.
HB980	SB12178	RELATING TO FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO SECTION 804-51, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.	Allows notice of a bond or recognizance forfeiture to be sent to either the surety (bond company) or surety insurer (insurance company), by certified mail, to start the thirty-day forfeiture countdown for the surety or surety insurer to locate and surrender a principal (criminal defendant) or file a motion or application to set aside the bond or recognizance forfeiture. Provides the State with an avenue to appeal when the court grants a motion or application to set aside a bail bond forfeiture.
HB1053	SB1351	RELATING TO INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH.	Establishes the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program within the Department of Health to provide and coordinate mental health services for children from birth to age five, develop and implement flexible strategies for the delivery of services and workforce training, and promote better understanding of the needs of infants and young children, the importance of positive early relationships, and the benefits of trauma-informed care.
HB1130	SB712	RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.	Appropriates moneys to support a trauma-informed certification program for adult corrections officers at the Windward Community College campus of the University of Hawaii. Requires the curriculum to include a level I trauma-informed care course designed for adult corrections officers.
HB1132	SB455	RELATING TO THE HAWAII CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.	Extends the term of the oversight coordinator for the Hawaiʻi correctional system oversight commission. Requires the commission to publish a summary of an investigation and any action taken by the commission in response. Authorizes the commission to hold a meeting closed to the public to discuss with the oversight coordinator a complaint investigated when necessary to maintain confidentiality, under certain conditions. Broadens the oversight coordinator’s power to make inquiries, obtain information, and inspect the premises of agencies and correctional facilities
HB1148	SB436	RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.	Appropriates funds to support and expand the mental health technician certificate of competence program through the hiring of a mental health technician certificate program coordinator, establishment of a scholarship program, and any other necessary administrative costs.
HB1152	—	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.	Amends the period in which the supreme court and intermediate appellate court are in session to June 1 of each year through April 1 of the following year. Specifies that the Hawaiʻi supreme court and intermediate appellate court shall issue decisions only during the time period these courts are in session. Requires a written decision to be issued during the same session in which the oral argument is heard.
HB1154	SB915	RELATING TO GUARDIANSHIP.	Amends the Uniform Probate Code to allow courts to appoint emergency guardians for respondents who reside in psychiatric facilities, hospitals, and homeless shelters. Extends the appointment period. Clarifies that guardians may consent to care, treatment, or service over the objection of wards. Sunsets 1/1/2028.
HB1155	SB982	RELATING TO ASSISTED COMMUNITY TREATMENT.	Permits interested parties to request the director of health to file an assisted community treatment petition on behalf of the interested party. Requires final orders for a petition to be filed within thirty days of the date an assisted community treatment petition is filed. Permits the family court to use online hearings for assisted community treatment petitions. Permits the subject of a petition to stipulate to the proposed order and for the court to enter the stipulated order without an evidentiary hearing. Requires the department of health to report to the legislature on the number of requests for petitions submitted to the director of health.
HB1156	—	RELATING TO HEALTH.	Authorizes long-acting psychotropic medication to be provided to patients who are subject to emergency examination or hospitalization. Expands the administration of treatment over a patient’s objection to include persons in director of health custody at any hospital, subject to an emergency examination, subject of an application for involuntary hospitalization, and subject to a court order regarding fitness to proceed for a criminal trial. Requires orders for treatment over objection proceedings to be expedited. Expands who may file a petition for an order to treat over objection under certain circumstances. Sunsets 7/1/2026.
HB1192	SB749	RELATING TO ADVANCING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.	Requires the Public Access Room to establish and maintain an outreach and engagement program for primary, secondary, post-secondary, and community education and appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position to assist in effectuating this requirement.
HB1291	—	RELATING TO FAMILY COURT.	Requires certain persons to immediately report a potential tort claim to the family court when that person has reason to believe that a child in foster custody has suffered an injury that may arise to a tort claim. Establishes procedures for the family court to follow when appointing a master to investigate a potential tort claim and when authorizing the filing of a tort claim on behalf of an injured child, including the opportunity for an injured child to obtain outside legal representation.
HB1325	—	RELATING TO WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS.	Sets forth requirements under which a convicted person may seek review for a criminal conviction.
HB1336	—	RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM.	Part I: Requires officers to issue citations in lieu of making certain arrests. Provides for a 48-hour grace period after a missed initial court appearance. Part II: Establishes a rebuttable presumption that a defendant is entitled to pretrial release. Requires the prosecution to prove by clear and convincing evidence that release of a defendant would be inappropriate, based on certain specified criteria. Requires that bail be set in an amount that the defendant can afford. Prohibits the denial of pretrial release based solely upon certain factors, such as testing positive for drug use. Requires automatic issuance of protective orders in assaultive cases. Requires the prosecution, when seeking to revoke pretrial release, to prove by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant intentionally violated a reasonable condition of release, and requires the court to enter certain findings into the record. Part III: Provides that a request that the defendant be ordered to undergo a substance abuse assessment may be made any time before trial. Prohibits the arrest of a probationer or parolee, or the revocation of probation or parole, solely due to the person having tested positive for drug use.
HB1344	SB1604	RELATING TO ANGER MANAGEMENT.	Authorizes certain criminal offenders to undergo anger management counseling in lieu of domestic violence intervention as part of their sentences.
HB1355	—	RELATING TO CIVIL TRESPASS.	Establishes the civil infraction of trespass onto real property and monetary penalties therefor. Provides that a violator shall be issued a citation. Requires violations to be adjudicated in the district courts using a system similar to that used for adjudicating traffic infractions and emergency period infractions. Requires the Judiciary to have established and implemented no later than 1/1/2024 the system to adjudicate citations for civil trespass.
HB1397	SB1551	RELATING TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.	Establishes a supportive housing pilot program in the statewide office on homelessness and housing solutions. Appropriates funds and establishes positions.
HB1404	—	RELATING TO THE COMMUNITY COURT OUTREACH PROJECT.	Makes the community court outreach project permanent. Amends the project to address homeless defendants and expand the opportunities for eligible defendants to participate. Appropriates funds for additional personnel and enhanced security services.
HB1439	SB1439	RELATING TO EVICTION MEDIATION.	Establishes and appropriates funds for a pre-litigation mediation pilot program. Requires landlords to participate in mediation before filing an action for summary possession. Creates and appropriates funds for an emergency rent relief program.
HB1440	SB1595	RELATING TO THE UNIFORM GUARDIANSHIP, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND OTHER PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS ACT.	Adopts the Uniform Guardianship, Conservatorship, and Other Protective Arrangements Act. Repeals the superseded Uniform Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Act.
HB1442	SB1540	RELATING TO REHABILITATION.	Expands the criminal justice diversion program. Amends the allowable period of court-ordered assisted community treatment and considerations for extensions. Allows courts to require certain probation violators to undergo mental health evaluation and treatment as a condition of continued probation. Requires DOH to contract with behavioral health crisis centers. Appropriates funds.
HB1502	SB1451	RELATING TO EVIDENCE.	Limits compelled disclosure of sources or unpublished information for journalists, newscasters, and persons participating in collection or dissemination of news or information of substantial public interest. Establishes exceptions.
HCR23	HR25	REQUESTING THE JUDICIARY TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING EXISTING PROCEDURES OF THE HAWAII PAROLING AUTHORITY SETTING THE MINIMUM TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT.	—
HCR72	HR73	URGING THE OFFICE OF YOUTH SERVICES AND DISTRICT FAMILY COURT OF THE FIRST JUDICIAL CIRCUIT TO COLLABORATE IN IDENTIFYING PROCESSES, PROCEDURES, AND STRATEGIES FOR PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO MAXIMIZE REHABILITATION AND MINIMIZE RECIDIVISM FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS.	—
HCR88	HR95	REQUESTING THE JUDICIARY TO PREPARE A MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN, INCLUDING A CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT REQUEST, TO UPGRADE THE SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT COURT.	—
SENATE
SB16	—	RELATING TO HAWAIIAN AS AN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII.	Requires that the Hawaiian version of a law be held binding if the law in question was originally drafted in Hawaiian and then translated into English and if the law has not been subsequently amended, codified, recodified, or reenacted in English.
SB29	—	RELATING TO CUSTODY AND VISITATION.	Adds coercive control and litigation abuse by a parent of a child to the list of factors the court shall consider in determining what constitutes the child’s best interest when awarding custody and visitation rights to individuals. Defines “coercive control” and “litigation abuse”.
SB35	HB811	RELATING TO CIVIL LEGAL SERVICES.	Appropriates funds for the Judiciary to purchase civil legal services for low- and moderate-income persons.
SB57	HB267	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY’S ‘OLELO HAWAI‘I INITIATIVES.	Appropriates funds for staff positions and various services to support the Olelo Hawaii Initiatives.
SB170	—	RELATING TO THE ZERO TO THREE COURT.	Establishes a Zero to Three Court Program Coordinator position. Expands the Zero to Three Court to the Third Circuit. Appropriates funds.
SB210	HB100	RELATING TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE DATA SHARING.	Establishes a Criminal Justice Data Sharing Working Group to make recommendations for a statewide criminal justice data repository.
SB223	HB122	RELATING TO PROBATION.	Establishes the Hawaii Opportunity Probation with Enforcement Program to be administered by the Judiciary.
SB224	HB123	RELATING TO NOISE CONTROL.	Allows for noise control infractions to be processed under the traffic and emergency period infractions adjudication process. Grants the district court concurrent jurisdiction over noise control infractions committed by minors.
SB237	HB581	RELATING TO CHILD CUSTODY.	Requires certain individuals attempting to serve as child custody evaluators to complete a training course on the dynamics of domestic violence every three years. Requires individuals to submit a letter or certificate of completion to the Family Court.
SB284	—	RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.	Requires the technology services consolidation working group to decommission the Office of Enterprise Technology Services’ data center located in the Kalanimoku building; relocate the entire Office of Enterprise Technology Services data center to a single, standalone facility; and use cloud storage for all state data.  Extends to 6/30/28 the dissolution date of the technology services consolidation working group.  Establishes requirements for procurement contracts for information technology-related projects.
SB406	—	RELATING TO CHILD VISITATION.	Allows grandparents of a minor child to petition the court for an order granting reasonable visitation rights when the child’s parent is unable to exercise parental visitation due to death or incarceration. Sets forth procedures, considerations, and standards for the court to grant grandparent visitation rights. Specifies that any person who violates the terms and conditions of a court order granting reasonable grandparent visitation rights may be held in contempt of court.
SB407	—	RELATING TO CHILD PROTECTION.	Establishes a definition for “immediate harm” and amends the definition of “imminent harm” for the purpose of the Child Protective Act. Requires a police officer who assumes protective custody of a child who is subject to immediate harm while in the custody of the child’s family to provide a written report detailing the observations justifying the immediate removal to the Department of Human Services within twenty-four hours of assuming custody of the child.
SB410	HB301	RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT.	Requires the court to automatically seal or remove from the Judiciary’s publicly accessible database any information relevant to the arrest or case of a person for whom an expungement order has been entered. Requires the Judiciary and the Examiner of Drivers to no longer include dismissed traffic citations in public driver’s records.
SB436	HB1148	RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.	Appropriates funds to support and expand the mental health technician certificate of competence program through the hiring of a mental health technician certificate program coordinator, establishment of a scholarship program, and any other necessary administrative costs.
SB472	—	RELATING TO FAMILY COURT.	Requires the family court to amend its rules to require that service upon a party who is not a resident of or found within the island or circuit with jurisdiction over the proceeding may be effectuated by a declaration of the petitioner that states that the petitioner shall abide by the terms of the Hague Service Convention with respect to foreign service of process.
SB712	HB1130	RELATING TO CORRECTIONS.	Appropriates moneys to support a trauma-informed certification program for adult corrections officers at the Windward Community College campus of the University of Hawaiʻi. Requires the curriculum to include a level I trauma-informed care course designed for adult corrections officers.
SB749	HB1192	RELATING TO ADVANCING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT.	Requires the Public Access Room to establish and maintain an outreach and engagement program for primary, secondary, post-secondary, and community education and appropriates funds for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position to assist in effectuating this requirement.
SB813	HB219	RELATING TO COURT INTERPRETERS.	Requires the Judiciary to increase the hourly fees, mileage reimbursement rate, and commuter-time compensation rate for court interpreters. Appropriates funds.
SB903	HB585	RELATING TO RESTORATIVE JUSTICE.	Requires the judiciary or supporting agencies to establish and support a program for restorative justice in each county and inform various criminal justice representatives of the existence of the program. Appropriates funds for the establishment of one program and one position in each county.
SB911	HB751	RELATING TO JURORS.	Clarifies that a prospective juror is disqualified to serve as a juror if they have been convicted of a felony and have not been finally discharged, in addition to not being pardoned.
SB916	—	RELATING TO HEALTH.	Authorizes long-acting psychotropic medication to be provided to patients who are subject to emergency examination or hospitalization. Expands the administration of treatment over a patient’s objection to include persons in director of health custody at any hospital, subject to an emergency examination, subject of an application for involuntary hospitalization, and subject to a court order regarding fitness to proceed for a criminal trial. Requires orders for treatment over objection proceedings to be expedited. Expands who may file a petition for an order to treat over objection under certain circumstances.
SB933	HB352	RELATING TO TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS.	Allows petitioners to attend TRO hearings remotely when domestic violence or intimate partner violence is alleged or the petitioner has been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
SB944	HB665	RELATING TO THE UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT.	Extends and modifies the task force established to recommend amendments to update existing parentage laws that reflect outdated, cisheteronormative concepts of families, parenthood, and parental rights to December 31, 2024.
SB977	HB862	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.	Allows for judicial review of orders fixing minimum terms of imprisonment. Specifies that in any civil action brought by the petitioner seeking compensation of any kind or nature whatsoever as a result of, related to, or arising from a conviction and imprisonment for crimes for which the person was actually innocent, any recovery will offset, dollar for dollar, the total award made in the civil action against whom claims are asserted. Repeals section 661B-7, Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes.
SB987	HB885	RELATING TO HEALTH.	Appropriates funds to the department of health to develop and implement statewide media, education, and training activities for policies related to emergency examination and hospitalization and assisted community treatment for those in need of mental health intervention.
SB990	—	RELATING TO TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS.	Establishes a traffic fines task force that will examine the Finnish tiered traffic fines system, determine whether a similar system could be implemented in Hawaii, and provide recommendations as to how a system could best be implemented. Appropriates funds.
SB1072	—	RELATING TO COURTS OF APPEAL.	Prohibits the State’s Supreme Court and Intermediate Appellate Court from affirming, modifying, reversing, or vacating a matter on grounds other than those raised by the parties to the proceeding, unless the parties are provided the opportunity to brief the court. Requires a rehearing upon timely petition of any party, if the courts fail to afford the opportunity for parties to submit supplemental briefing.
SB1073	—	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.	Clarifies that the disqualification requirements for judges also apply to justices. Establishes a process by which a party before an appellate court in the State, who believes that the judge or justice presiding over their case may have a disqualifying conflict of interest, may move for a hearing on possible conflict of interest. Prohibits the appellate court judge or justice who is subject to the motion to hear or rule on the motion but allows them to file a response or voluntarily recuse themselves from presiding over the pending action or proceeding.
SB1074	—	PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO AMEND THE MANNER IN WHICH JUSTICES AND JUDGES ARE APPOINTED, CONSENTED TO, AND RETAINED.	Proposes amendments to the Constitution of the State of Hawaii relating to the appointment and retention of justices and judges. Authorizes the Senate to approve or reject subsequent terms of office for supreme court justices. Changes the required time frames from 30 to 90 days for the process to appoint and consent to a justice or judge. Harmonizes the Senate consent procedures for district court judgeship nominees to mirror the Senate consent procedures relating to supreme court justices and intermediate court of appeals and circuit court judges.
SB1078	HB1468	RELATING TO ELECTRONIC CITATIONS.	Establishes statewide electronic citation program under the Judiciary. Appropriates funds.
SB1079	HB1470	RELATING TO EXPUNGEMENT.	Requires courts to, upon written request, expunge records of convictions for (1) operating a vehicle after consuming a measurable amount of alcohol while under the age of twenty-one and (2) certain property offenses, if the sentencing occurred prior to 1998.
SB1240	—	RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.	Specifies that a public servant convicted of the offense of bribery shall be sentenced to pay a fine of up to $250,000, in addition to a sentence of imprisonment or probation. Requires the Commission on Salaries to consider certain factors to retain qualified individuals and deter corruption and bribery. Amends the effective dates of recommended salary increases.
SB1267	HB752	RELATING TO PROTECTIVE ORDERS.	Allows nonresidents to apply for a temporary restraining order or order for protection in cases of domestic abuse. Allows nonresidents to apply for a temporary restraining order and an injunction from further harassment.
SB1278	HB980	RELATING TO FORFEITURE PURSUANT TO SECTION 804-51, HAWAII REVISED STATUTES.	Allows notice of a bond or recognizance forfeiture to be sent to either the surety (bond company) or surety insurer (insurance company), by certified mail, to start the thirty-day forfeiture countdown for the surety or surety insurer to locate and surrender a principal (criminal defendant) or file a motion or application to set aside the bond or recognizance forfeiture. Provides the State with an avenue to appeal when the court grants a motion or application to set aside a bail bond forfeiture.
SB1351	HB1053	RELATING TO INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH.	Establishes the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Program within the Department of Health to provide and coordinate mental health services for children from birth to age five, develop and implement flexible strategies for the delivery of services and workforce training, and promote better understanding of the needs of infants and young children, the importance of positive early relationships, and the benefits of trauma-informed care.
SB1478	—	RELATING TO OFFENSIVE CYBERSECURITY.	Establishes an offensive cybersecurity program within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to analyze an evaluate cybersecurity threats and increase cybersecurity awareness and education.  Requires the program to conduct penetration testing of state agencies to identify vulnerabilities and assess the severity of computer system security vulnerabilities using the Common Vulnerability Scoring System.  Establishes a goal for all state and county agencies to identify and address vulnerabilities having a benchmark score exceeding 3.9 on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System by January 1, 2025.  Authorizes the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to enter into memorandums of understanding and mutual aid agreements with other governments within the United States.  Makes appropriations and authorizes the establishment of positions.
SB1492	HB1503	RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH.	Requires the Department of Health to respond to reports about persons having severe mental illness and in need of assistance and to assess whether those persons may fulfill the criteria for assisted community treatment. Requires the Department of Health to track and publicly report certain data relating to crisis reports, emergency mental health transports, and court-ordered treatments. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Health for software and data collection and publication. Requires courts, when dismissing an involuntary hospitalization petition for a person, to assess whether the person meets the criteria for assisted community treatment. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to assist in the preparation and filing of certain assisted community treatment petitions and related court proceedings.
SB1504	—	RELATING TO A MODERN HAWAII HISTORY MUSEUM.	Establishes a museum of modern Hawaiʻi history. Establishes a task force to prepare the plans, specifications, and designs for the construction of the museum of modern Hawaiʻi history. Appropriates funds.
SB1538	—	RELATING TO THE JUDICIARY.	Makes appropriations to the Judiciary for capital improvement projects for the fiscal biennium beginning 7/1/2023, and ending 6/30/2025.
SB1540	HB1442	RELATING TO REHABILITATION.	Expands the criminal justice diversion program.  Amends the allowable period of court-ordered assisted community treatment and considerations for extensions.  Allows courts to require certain probation violators to undergo mental health evaluation and treatment as a condition of continued probation.  Requires DOH to contract with behavioral health crisis centers.  Appropriates funds.
SB1551	HB1397	RELATING TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.	Department of Human Services; Statewide Office on Homelessness and Housing Solutions; Supportive Housing Pilot Program; Hawaiʻi Housing Finance and Development Corporation; Hawaiʻi Public Housing Authority; Rental Housing Revolving Fund; Appropriations; Reports
SB1594	—	RELATING TO CRISIS INTERVENTION.	Establishes a Crisis Intervention and Diversion Program within the Department of Health to divert those with mental health issues to appropriate health care services.  Defines “crisis center” and “crisis intervention officer”.  Authorizes a person believed to be imminently dangerous to self or others by a law enforcement officer to be assisted by a crisis intervention officer and transported to a designated crisis center.  Appropriates funds for the Crisis Intervention Team Program and for each county to certify law enforcement officers in mental health first aid, as disseminated by the National Council for Mental Wellbeing, and the crisis intervention team model, as developed by Crisis Intervention Team International.
SCR84	SR75	REQUESTING THAT THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER REVIEW WHETHER ALL DEPARTMENTS, AGENCIES, AND OFFICES OF THE STATE HAVE UP-TO-DATE TECHNOLOGY TO REDUCE CYBER THREATS AND HELP PROTECT THE STATE AGAINST CYBERATTACKS.	—
SCR148	SR144	REQUESTING THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO ESTABLISH A MUSEUM OF MODERN HAWAII HISTORY TASK FORCE.	—
SCR205	HCR23, SR104	REQUESTING THE JUDICIARY TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO EXAMINE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING EXISTING PROCEDURES OF THE HAWAII PAROLING AUTHORITY SETTING THE MINIMUM TERMS OF IMPRISONMENT.	—