SB 2572

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 13, 2026.

Judiciary Package; Family Courts; Child Protective Proceedings; Aggravated Circumstances Hearings.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-2572

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee HHS, JDC

Senate in_committee 2026-02-13

Family / Children

Summary

Expands the authority of the family court in child protective proceedings to find that aggravated circumstances are present at any stage prior to the termination of parental rights, not only at the outset of the case or the return hearing. Specifies what acts of torture against a child constitute aggravated circumstances.

Sponsor

Ronald D. Kouchi

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Introduced	Bill introduced
2026-02-13	Status	in_committee
2026-02-13	Latest Action	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

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