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HI HB 1877

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, PLUS COMMISSION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1877 pass?

No. HI HB 1877 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 (2026-03-12): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 307).

What is HI HB 1877 about?

Expands the membership of the Hawaii State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus Commission from eight voting members to eleven by adding one seat for a person under the age of twenty-nine and one seat each for the appointees of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senate President, respectively. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1877?

TAM, AMATO, GRANDINETTI and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1877.

Description

Expands the membership of the Hawaii State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus Commission from eight voting members to eleven by adding one seat for a person under the age of twenty-nine and one seat each for the appointees of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senate President, respectively. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-03-12 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 307).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAMprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 307).

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  2. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  3. 2026-03-12

    Referred to HHS, WAM.

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  4. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

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  5. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1129-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  6. 2026-03-04

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2026-02-18

    Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 377-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  9. 2026-02-18

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).

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  10. 2026-02-12

    The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takenouchi.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-12-26 10:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  13. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 2

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  14. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-12 · pass · 6-2

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Marten: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Alcos: no
    • Garcia: no
    • Takenouchi: not voting

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-04 · pass · 7-1

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Garcia: no
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Cochran: not voting

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1877&year=2026

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