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HI HB2124

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/26/2026

Primary Sponsor

Kim Iwamoto

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a new criminal offense in Hawaii for public servants who fail to report bribery within 30 days of becoming aware of it with reasonable certainty
  • Requires public servants to report when someone offers, confers, or agrees to confer a pecuniary benefit on them, or when another public servant solicits or accepts a bribe
  • Reports must be made to the Hawaii Department of the Attorney General or a county prosecutor's office
  • Classifies failure to report bribery as a misdemeanor offense
  • Defines "public servant" to include elected or appointed officers and employees of any branch of government, including those not yet occupying their position

Legislative Description

Relating To Bribery.

Misdemeanor

Last Action

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 4

1/28/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs1/28/2026

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