Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.
Status: failed. Latest action: February 13, 2026.
Mental Illness; Severe Cognitive Impairment; Assisted Community Treatment; Involuntary Hospitalization; Hawaii Penal Code; Penal Responsibility; Fitness Proceed; Examination; Order for Treatment.
Clarifies the procedures for assisted community treatment, examination, and hospitalization for individuals who may be mentally ill or suffering from substance abuse who are imminently dangerous to self, others, or property. Amends the procedures for involuntary hospitalizations and assisted community treatment petitions. Amends the Hawaii Penal Code to streamline the determination process for penal responsibility and fitness to proceed, including requiring courts to issue orders for treatment to defendants excluded from penal responsibility due to a mental disease, disorder, or defect.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0000-00-00 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-02-13 | Status | failed |
| 2026-02-13 | Latest Action | The committee on HHS deferred the measure. |