HI HB 1878
died on adjournmentRELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Prohibits discrimination based on: (1) The perception that a person possesses certain characteristics; (2) The perception that a person is associated with a person who possesses, or is perceived to possess, certain characteristics; or (3) The intersection or combination of two or more specified characteristics in relation to a person. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-26
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-04-21 — House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- PERRUSOprimary
- AMATOprimary
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- KAPELAprimary
- LA CHICAprimary
- LOWENprimary
- MARTENprimary
- TAMprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-04-21
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).
receipt
2026-04-21
House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
2026-04-06
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 471).
receipt
2026-04-02
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
2026-04-01
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 410) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-01
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-03-30
48 Hrs. Notice 04-01-26.
2026-03-30
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-30
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3398) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-03-18
Re-Referred to JDC.
referral-committee
2026-03-17
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-12
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-03-12
Referred to JDC, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-12
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-12
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 308).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-10
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-06
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
2026-03-06
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1156-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-03
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-27
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-19
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-19
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 485-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-02-12
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-30
Re-referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 5
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Referred to LAB, EDN, JHA, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-23
Pending introduction.
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Votes
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-12 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Sayama: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Kapela: yes
- Kong: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-03 · pass · 7-2
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Sayama: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Garcia: no
- Shimizu: no
- Cochran: not voting
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-17 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Rhoads: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Chang: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Awa: yes
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2026-04-01 · pass · 25-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2871
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