SB 117 SD1

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 11, 2025.

Defamation; Litigation; Sexual Assault; Sexual Harassment; Sexual Discrimination; Immunity.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-117

Session 2026

Status failed

Committee JHA

Senate failed 2025-03-11

Summary

Protects individuals who make claims of sexual misconduct from defamation lawsuits unless the claims were proven to be made with malice. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)

Sponsor

Karl Rhoads

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Introduced	Bill introduced
2025-03-11	Status	failed
2025-03-11	Latest Action	The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

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