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HI HB 2129

died on adjournment

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT ACTIONS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Requires any law enforcement officer acting under color of law in a public space or on state or county property to remain visibly identifiable. Prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing facial coverings while performing their duties, with certain exceptions. Requires law enforcement officers to wear apparel and use vehicles that bear conspicuous markings of the applicable law enforcement agency. Requires all civil law enforcement activity that involves participation by state or county law enforcement officers or occurs on state or county property to be conducted in a manner that adheres to specified standards. Deems certain locations to be service-first spaces and requires them to have clear, narrowly tailored procedures with respect to civil immigration actions. Requires all state and county agencies to adopt policies that limit the collection, retention, and sharing of immigration-related personal data. Requires all interagency data exchanges between state agencies, county agencies, or state and county agencies to operate under auditable agreements. Requires all state and county agencies to report annually to the Legislature and Governor regarding the civil-immigration-related requests. Requires every state and county agency to adopt a policy that prohibits immigration-based harassment or threats, including unwarranted verification of an individual's immigration status, with respect to employment or the provision of services to the public. Requires all state and county law enforcement officers to monitor civil immigration enforcement activity by activating body cameras when present in a situation in which United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are interacting with a member of the general public.

Introduced
2026-01-26
Status date
—
Latest action
2026-01-28 — Referred to ECD, JHA, referral sheet 4
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-01-28

    Referred to ECD, JHA, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2129&year=2026

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