HB 1121 Summary

• Adds pregnant women to the list of protected persons (alongside elderly, handicapped, and young children) under Hawaii's mandatory minimum sentencing laws for felonies causing death or serious bodily injury.

• Specifies that the provision excludes legal abortions performed by healthcare workers, emergency contraceptive pill administration, and self-induced abortions.

• Amends section 706-660.2 to include pregnancy status as a factor for mandatory minimum sentences ranging from 1 year 8 months (class C felony) to 15 years (second-degree murder) without parole eligibility.

• Modifies section 706-662 to allow extended term imprisonment when defendants commit specified violent crimes (murder, assault, robbery, etc.) against pregnant women and inflict serious bodily injury.

• Takes effect July 1, 2050.