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HI HB 1878

died on adjournment

RELATING 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

Subjects

Sponsors

  • PERRUSOprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

  3. 2026-04-06

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 471).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-02

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  5. 2026-04-01

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 410) in amended form (SD 1).

  6. 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

  7. 2026-03-30

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-01-26.

  8. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  9. 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.

  10. 2026-03-18

    Re-Referred to JDC.

    referral-committee

  11. 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.

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  12. 2026-03-12

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  13. 2026-03-12

    Referred to JDC, WAM.

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  14. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  15. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 308).

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  16. 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.

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  17. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  18. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1156-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  19. 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

  20. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. 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).

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  22. 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.

  23. 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

  24. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. 2026-01-30

    Re-referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 5

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  26. 2026-01-26

    Referred to LAB, EDN, JHA, referral sheet 2

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  27. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  28. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

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

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