Measure Title: RELATING TO EXCITED DELIRIUM.
Report Title: Excited Delirium; Medical Diagnosis; Cause of Death; Incident Report; Law Enforcement Officers; Hawaii Rules of Evidence
Description: 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)
Companion:
Package: None
Current Referral: HHS/PSM, JDC
Introducer(s): TAKAYAMA
Act:

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3/6/2025SReferred to HHS/PSM, JDC.
3/6/2025SPassed First Reading.
3/6/2025SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 180).
3/4/2025HPassed 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.
2/28/2025HForty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.
2/28/2025HReported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1056) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2/26/2025HThe 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.
2/21/2025HBill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-26-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/11/2025HPassed 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).
2/11/2025HReported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 322) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2/5/2025HThe 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.
1/31/2025HBill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-05-25 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
1/21/2025HReferred to HLT, JHA, referral sheet 1
1/16/2025HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/10/2025HPrefiled.

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HB36 HD2

All Versions of this Measure

HB36_HD2 Link to HB36_HD2 .PDF file
HB36_HD1 Link to HB36_HD1 .PDF file
HB36 Link to HB36 .PDF file

Committee Reports

HB36_HD1_HSCR322_ Link to committee report HB36_HD1_HSCR322_ .PDF file
HB36_HD2_HSCR1056_ Link to committee report HB36_HD2_HSCR1056_ .PDF file

Testimony

HB36_TESTIMONY_HLT_02-05-25_
HB36_HD1_TESTIMONY_JHA_02-26-25_

Hearing Notices

HLT
2/05/25 9:30A
329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
JHA
2/26/25 2:00P
325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE