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Committee removes expenditure ceiling on SAVIN fund, advances HB 2289
Summary
The committee voted to advance HB 2289, which removes the expenditure ceiling on the automated victim information and notification system (SAVIN) special fund; victim‑services advocates and prosecutors testified the cap limits program reach and the change is needed to sustain services.
Lawmakers voted to advance House Bill 2289, a measure that would eliminate the existing expenditure ceiling on the automated victim information and notification system special fund (SAVIN).
Representatives from the State Commission on the Status of Women and the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Victim Notification Services) testified in support and said the original cap on the fund now limits the program’s ability to reach victims. Hawaii County prosecutors and victim‑services advocates urged the committee to remove the ceiling to preserve SAVIN’s functionality.
Hawaii County Prosecutor Calvin Walden said removing the expenditure ceiling was necessary to avoid disruptions to the program, and a DOC representative confirmed the agency stood on written testimony in support. The committee adopted an amendment changing the bill’s effective date to July 1, 2050 to allow continued discussion and voted to pass the bill with that amendment.
The measure will proceed to the next committee referrals for further consideration.
