SB 263 SD1

Hawaii Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 4, 2025.

Judiciary Package; Criminal Proceedings; Court-Appointed Counsel; Fees; Appropriations.

Bill ID HI-2026-SB-263

Session 2026

Status in_committee

Committee JDC, WAM

Senate in_committee 2025-02-04

Criminal Justice Tax / Budget / Appropriations

Summary

Increases the rate of compensation and maximum allowable amounts per case for court-appointed counsel in criminal proceedings. Appropriates funds. Effective 4/23/2057. (SD1)

Sponsor

Ronald D. Kouchi

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Actions Timeline

Date	Event	Detail
0000-00-00	Introduced	Bill introduced
2025-02-04	Status	in_committee
2025-02-04	Latest Action	Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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