Proposed Hawaii Firearm Legislation SB1248
Legislation Overview
Title: Relating To The Cranston Duke Pia Act.
Subject: Cranston Duke Pia Act: Self-Protection: Deadly Force: Duty to Retreat: Stand Your Ground Law: Agricultural Land
Description: Establishes that, in certain circumstances, an actor rightfully present on agricultural lands may exercise deadly force with a right to stand the actor's ground and not retreat.
Session: 2025 Regular Session
Last Action: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
Last Action Date: February 13, 2025
Sponsors
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3 sponsors: Tim Richards (D); Mike Gabbard (D); Glenn Wakai (D);
Percentage of Senate sponsoring bill: 12% (3 of 25)
History
| Chamber | Date | Action |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. |
| Senate | Feb 13, 2025 | Reported from AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 467) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC. |
| Senate | Feb 10, 2025 | The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Rhoads ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. |
| Senate | Feb 7, 2025 | The committee(s) on AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. |
| Senate | Jan 27, 2025 | Referred to AEN, JDC. |
| Senate | Jan 23, 2025 | Introduced and passed First Reading. |
| Senate | Jan 21, 2025 | Pending Introduction. |
Texts
| Type | Date | State Link | Text |
| Introduced | Jan 21, 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 Agriculture and Environment: Passed, Unamended | 02/10/2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Yes |
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| resort votes by: party yeas nays name | ||||||
Link: link to state bill page
