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HI HB1326

Bill

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

3/6/2015

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Souki

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the monetary threshold for theft in the second degree from $300 to $600 for property or services under Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 708-831(1)(b)
  • Updates a threshold that had not been adjusted for thirty years, following a 2012 recommendation by The Council of State Governments Justice Center
  • Prevents lower-level offenders from receiving felony charges by raising the felony theft threshold
  • Takes effect on January 1, 2016
  • Does not affect rights, duties, penalties, or proceedings that occurred before the effective date

Legislative Description

Theft in the Second Degree

Last Action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

3/24/2015

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means3/24/2015
Judiciary and Labor3/10/2015
Judiciary2/2/2015

Full Bill Text

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