Proposed Hawaii Firearm Legislation HB392
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating To Firearms.
Subject: Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package: Criminal Offenses: Firearms: Ghost Guns
Description: Prohibits the possession, transfer, and sale of ghost guns. Establishes mandatory minimum sentencing for use of a ghost gun in the commission of a felony. (HD1)
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Transmitted to Governor.
Last Action Date: March 31, 2025
Companion Bill: SB285
Sponsors
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1 sponsors: Nadine Nakamura (D);
Percentage of House Of Representatives sponsoring bill: 2% (1 of 51)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Mar 31, 2025 | Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella, Gabbard). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. |
| House | Mar 31, 2025 | Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 409). |
| House | Mar 31, 2025 | Transmitted to Governor. |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2025 | One Day Notice 03-31-25. |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2025 | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. |
| Senate | Mar 28, 2025 | Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1370) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| Senate | Mar 19, 2025 | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. |
| Senate | Mar 14, 2025 | The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Referred to PSM, JDC. |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 224). |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Passed First Reading. |
| Senate | Mar 6, 2025 | Re-Referred to PSM. |
| House | Mar 4, 2025 | Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. |
| House | Feb 27, 2025 | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). |
| House | Feb 27, 2025 | Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 827) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. |
| House | Feb 6, 2025 | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia. |
| House | Feb 3, 2025 | Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| House | Jan 21, 2025 | Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1 |
| House | Jan 17, 2025 | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| House | Jan 16, 2025 | Pending introduction. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Amended | Feb 26, 2025 | state link | bill text |
| Introduced | Jan 17, 2025 | state link | bill text |
Amendments
| Title | Description | Date | State Link | Text | Adopted |
| There are no amendments to this bill at this time | |||||
Votes - Click on description to view vote roll call
| Description | Vote Date | Yea Votes | Nay Votes | No Votes | Absent | Passed |
| Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, Unamended | 03/19/2025 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Yes |
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Link: link to state bill page
