Below is a list of bills relevant to firearms and the Second Amendment for the 2024 legislative session.
Click the bill number to be taken to the .GOV page for the bill.
This list can also be viewed in our bill tracking spreadsheet, which contains more information on the bills and their status.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J-jW_lntqL1UXimSZ7lYoIgLMWRHjInuiKI0LnkzL0w
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HOUSE BILLS
| Bill | Description | Link |
| HB1570 | Clarifies when the use of deadly force is not justified. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1570&year=2024 |
| HB1747 | Mandates that any qualified applicant shall be granted a license to carry a pistol or revolver and ammunition unconcealed on the applicant’s person. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1747&year=2024 |
| HB1810 | Prohibits a person from selling ammunition to a person under the age of twenty-one. Prohibits a person under the age of twenty-one from owning, possessing, or controlling ammunition. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1810&year=2024 |
| HB2125 | Requires a mandatory minimum period of imprisonment of one year without the possibility of parole for persons found in possession of an unregistered or prohibited firearm. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2125&year=2024 |
| HB2232 | Requires the Department of the Attorney General to publish certain annual reports regarding restraining orders, firearms, and electric guns. Authorizes persons subject to certain restraining orders to possess or control firearms, ammunition, or electric guns in the course of employment, subject to certain conditions. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2232&year=2024 |
| HB2323 | Requires the Department of Education to create and distribute to the parents and guardians of students a firearms access prevention and secure storage model notice. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2323&year=2024 |
| HB2342 | Prohibits carrying or using a firearm in the commission of a separate misdemeanor offense. Amends and clarifies prohibitions regarding deadly or dangerous weapons, regarding switchblade knives, and regarding butterfly knives. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2342&year=2024 |
| HB2351 | Amends annual reporting requirement for the Department of the Attorney General concerning firearms concealed carry licenses. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2351&year=2024 |
| HB2561 | Clarifies that a person who uses deadly force in self-defense does not have a duty to retreat if they are in their dwelling or on their property unless they are the initial aggressor. Repeals statutory language that permits a person to use deadly force at their place of work. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2561&year=2024 |
| HB2622 | Appropriates an unspecified sum to the Department of Law Enforcement for the State’s gun buyback program. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2622&year=2024 |
SENATE BILLS
| OPPOSE | SB2346 | Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct a voluntary firearm buyback program in each county of the State. Makes an appropriation. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2346&year=2024 |
| SB2679 | Requires the Department of Education to create and distribute to the parents and guardians of students a firearms access prevention and secure storage model notice. | https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2679&year=2024 | |
| OPPOSE | SB2702 | Specifies that the practice of election fraud intimidation includes carrying any firearm or weapon and photographing the face of any voter without permission from both the voter and an appropriate election official when those actions occur at or near a voter service center, place of deposit, or polling place. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2702&year=2024 |
| OPPOSE | SB2703 | Requires a person selling ammunition to require the buyer to provide proof of a valid firearm registration together with a government-issued identification. Prohibits sellers of ammunition from selling ammunition to a buyer of a caliber not compatible with a buyer’s registered firearm. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2703&year=2024 |
| OPPOSE | SB2845 | Prohibits a person from selling ammunition to a person under the age of twenty-one. Prohibits a person under the age of twenty-one from owning, possessing, or controlling ammunition. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2845&year=2024 |
| Oppose | SB3031 | Prohibits carrying or using a firearm in the commission of a separate misdemeanor offense. Amends and clarifies prohibitions regarding deadly or dangerous weapons, regarding switchblade knives, and regarding butterfly knives. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3031&year=2024 |
| SB3040 | Amends annual reporting requirement for the Department of the Attorney General concerning firearms concealed carry licenses. | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3040&year=2024 | |
| OPPOSE | SB3196 | Assault rifles, assault shotguns, assault pistols, assault weapon attachments, 50 cal rifles, | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3196&year=2024 |
| Oppose | SB3349 | Establishes office of gun violence prevention | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3349_.HTM |
