Bill Commons

HI SB 2771

died on adjournment

RELATING TO LICENSING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2771 pass?

No. HI SB 2771 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-02-03): The committee on CPN deferred the measure.

What is HI SB 2771 about?

Removes the barrier requiring applicants for professional or vocational licensing to be United States citizens, United States nationals, or persons with work visas. Allows applicants to provide individual tax identification numbers in lieu of social security numbers if all other requirements are met.

Who sponsors HI SB 2771?

KEOHOKALOLE, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2771.

Description

Removes the barrier requiring applicants for professional or vocational licensing to be United States citizens, United States nationals, or persons with work visas. Allows applicants to provide individual tax identification numbers in lieu of social security numbers if all other requirements are met.

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-02-03 — The committee on CPN deferred the measure.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KEOHOKALOLEprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KIDANIprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-02-03

    The committee on CPN deferred the measure.

    deferral

  2. 2026-01-30

    Referred to CPN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  3. 2026-01-30

    The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  4. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  5. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2771&year=2026

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