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THESE BILLS NEED TESSTIMONY !
| SB308 SD2 Firearms; Detachable Magazines RELATING TO FIREARMS. Expands the ban on pistols with a detachable magazine with over a ten-round capacity to any firearm with a detachable magazine with over a thirty-round capacity. Exempts detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of thirty rounds that are designed for or capable of use with any firearm other than a pistol obtained before 1/1/2026. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD2) | (H ) 3/11/2025 – Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| SB401 SD2 Firearms; Gun Safety; High Caliber Guns RELATING TO FIREARMS. Includes any firearm with the capacity to fire ammunition of fifty caliber or higher, excluding antique pistols and revolvers, muzzleloaders, and shotguns, in the list of prohibited weapons. Exempts firearms with the capacity to fire ammunition of fifty caliber or higher legally obtained before 1/1/2026. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD2) | (H ) 3/11/2025 – Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
THESE BILLS ARE STILL LIVE AND NEED TO BE WATCHED
| BILL | Status | Assigned To |
| SB308 SD2 Firearms; Detachable Magazines RELATING TO FIREARMS. Expands the ban on pistols with a detachable magazine with over a ten-round capacity to any firearm with a detachable magazine with over a thirty-round capacity. Exempts detachable ammunition magazines with a capacity in excess of thirty rounds that are designed for or capable of use with any firearm other than a pistol obtained before 1/1/2026. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD2) | (H ) 3/4/2025 – Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 129) in amended form (SD 2). | PSM, JDC |
| SB401 SD2 Firearms; Gun Safety; High Caliber Guns RELATING TO FIREARMS. Includes any firearm with the capacity to fire ammunition of fifty caliber or higher, excluding antique pistols and revolvers, muzzleloaders, and shotguns, in the list of prohibited weapons. Exempts firearms with the capacity to fire ammunition of fifty caliber or higher legally obtained before 1/1/2026. Effective 1/1/2026. (SD2) | (H ) 3/4/2025 – Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 150) in amended form (SD 2). | PSM, JDC |
| HB125 HD1 Firearms; Storage; Dealers; Notice RELATING TO FIREARMS. Requires retail sellers or transferers of firearms to provide purchasers with notice regarding the law on firearms storage. Expands the requirements for the secure storage of firearms. Clarifies the offense of criminally negligent storage of a firearm. (HD1) | (S ) 3/6/2025 – Referred to PSM, CPN/JDC. | PSM, CPN/JDC |
| HB137 HD1 Firearms; Ownership, Possession, or Control; Prohibition RELATING TO FIREARMS. Provides that violent felons that are in violation of the prohibition against owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm or ammunition are subject to a mandatory prison term. (HD1) | (S ) 3/6/2025 – Referred to PSM, JDC. | PSM, JDC |
| HB392 HD1 Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Package; Criminal Offenses; Firearms; Ghost Guns RELATING TO FIREARMS. Prohibits the possession, transfer, and sale of ghost guns. Establishes mandatory minimum sentencing for use of a ghost gun in the commission of a felony. (HD1) | (S ) 3/6/2025 – Referred to PSM, JDC. | PSM, JDC |
| HB664 HD1 Office of Gun Violence Prevention; Gun Violence Prevention Special Fund; Gun Violence Resource Bank; Establishment; Grants; Appropriations RELATING TO GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION. Establishes the Office of Gun Violence Prevention to conduct community outreach on gun violence prevention, develop and administer a grant program for gun violence prevention, and develop and administer a gun violence resource bank. Establishes the Gun Violence Prevention Special Fund and appropriates funds into and out of the special fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) | (S ) 3/6/2025 – Referred to PSM, WAM/JDC. | PSM, WAM/JDC |
| HB893 HD1 Firearms; Assault Rifles; Assault Shotguns; .50 Caliber Rifles; Detachable Magazines; Prohibition RELATING TO FIREARMS. Establishes prohibitions on assault rifles, assault shotguns, and .50 caliber rifles. Expands the ban on high-capacity detachable magazines. (HD1) | (S ) 3/6/2025 – Referred to PSM/CPN, JDC. | PSM/CPN, JDC |
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