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HI HB610
Bill
Status
1/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Kanani Souza
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AI Summary
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Establishes a Cold Case Investigation Unit within the Department of the Attorney General to assist federal, state, county, and tribal law enforcement agencies with unsolved cases.
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Unit shall employ attorneys, investigators, and other personnel necessary for investigations; non-attorney employees subject to Chapter 76 civil service requirements.
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Unit may investigate unsolved homicides, sexual offenses, sexually motivated offenses, missing persons, and unidentified remains cases where the crime occurred in Hawaii or the victim was a Hawaii resident.
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Unit may accept investigation requests from law enforcement agencies or proactively offer assistance to cold case units in Hawaii and other states.
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Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for establishment and operation of the unit; effective July 1, 3000.
Legislative Description
Relating To Cold Case Investigations.
Appropriation ($)
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
2/14/2025