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HI SB 2852

enacted

RELATING TO CIVIL RIGHTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2852 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2852 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-14): Act 257, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1359).

What is HI SB 2852 about?

Requires the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to adopt rules on digital accessibility for places of public accommodation that are consistent with certain federal regulations. Specifies that a violation of the rules is an unlawful discriminatory practice. Establishes that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for a place of public accommodation to deny a person with a disability full and equal enjoyment of their goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations, or information related thereto, by requiring the use of information and communication technology that is not accessible to the person. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2852?

SAN BUENAVENTURA, CHANG, HASHIMOTO and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2852.

Description

Requires the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to adopt rules on digital accessibility for places of public accommodation that are consistent with certain federal regulations. Specifies that a violation of the rules is an unlawful discriminatory practice. Establishes that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for a place of public accommodation to deny a person with a disability full and equal enjoyment of their goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations, or information related thereto, by requiring the use of information and communication technology that is not accessible to the person. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-07-14 — Act 257, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1359).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • RHOADSprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-14

    Act 257, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1359).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-14

    Act 257, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1359).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Elefante, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.

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  9. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Poepoe, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 93-26).

  11. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 93-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  13. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  14. 2026-04-28

    Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Elefante, Rhoads, McKelvey Co-Chairs.

  15. 2026-04-28

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:45PM in conference room 224.

  16. 2026-04-28

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  17. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Pierick.

  18. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 708).

    introduction,receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  21. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  23. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2128-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  24. 2026-04-10

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  25. 2026-04-08

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-04-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2026-03-30

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1482-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  28. 2026-03-30

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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  29. 2026-03-24

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2026-03-17

    The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  32. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  33. 2026-03-12

    Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  34. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  35. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  36. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 310) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  37. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3032) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  38. 2026-03-06

    One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  39. 2026-03-04

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.

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  40. 2026-03-04

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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

  41. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on JDC/CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  42. 2026-02-18

    Reported from HHS/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2358) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/CPN.

  43. 2026-02-18

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/CPN.

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  44. 2026-02-04

    The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

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  45. 2026-02-04

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2026-01-30

    Referred to HHS/LBT, JDC/CPN.

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  47. 2026-01-30

    The committee(s) on HHS/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  48. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

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  49. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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Versions

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Votes

  • The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-04 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Ihara: not voting

  • The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-04 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-04 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-04 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • McKelvey: not voting

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-03-24 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: yes

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Sayama: not voting
    • Cochran: not voting

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Rhoads: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Pierick: yes

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