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Introduced
01/28/2026
01/28/2026
In Committee
02/12/2026
02/12/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Authorizes the Department of Education to retain private counsel to represent a sports official in certain civil proceedings to obtain a temporary restraining order in response to incidences where the sports official has been assaulted or threatened in the course of legally discharging their sports official duties. Includes substantial bodily injury of a sports official engaged in the lawful discharge of the sports official's duties in the offense of assault in the first degree. Clarifies that a sports official includes a school administrator, league administrator, or athletics director. Clarifies that a sports official's duties cover sports events at public schools and private schools. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
AI Summary
This bill, effective July 1, 3000, allows the Department of Education to hire private lawyers to help sports officials get a temporary restraining order if they are assaulted or threatened while performing their duties, which now explicitly includes events at both public and private schools. The bill also expands the definition of a "sports official" to include school administrators, league administrators, and athletic directors, and clarifies that their duties cover the entire time they are at a sports event, from arrival to return home. Furthermore, it makes causing "substantial bodily injury" to a sports official while they are working a more serious offense, classifying it as assault in the first degree.
Committee Categories
Education, Justice
Sponsors (16)
Terez Amato (D)*,
Della Belatti (D)*,
Diamond Garcia (R)*,
Ikaika Hussey (D)*,
Greggor Ilagan (D)*,
Jeanné Kapela (D)*,
Susan Keohokapu-Lee Loy (D)*,
Darius Kila (D)*,
Trish La Chica (D)*,
Lauren Matsumoto (R)*,
Ikaika Olds (D)*,
Elijah Pierick (R)*,
Mahina Poepoe (D)*,
Julie Reyes Oda (R)*,
Kanani Souza (R)*,
Adrian Tam (D)*,
Last Action
The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (on 02/18/2026)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2185&year=2026 |
| HB2185_HD1_TESTIMONY_JHA_02-18-26_ | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/Testimony/HB2185_HD1_TESTIMONY_JHA_02-18-26_.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2185_HD1_.HTM |
| Committee Report HB2185_HD1_HSCR207-26_ | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/CommReports/HB2185_HD1_HSCR207-26_.pdf |
| HB2185_TESTIMONY_EDN_02-05-26_ | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/Testimony/HB2185_TESTIMONY_EDN_02-05-26_.PDF |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2185_.HTM |
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