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HI HB 1838

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RELATING TO VISAS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1838 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1838 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): Act 142, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).

What is HI HB 1838 about?

Establishes uniform statewide requirements for policies and processes for the issuance of U or T visa certifications for noncitizen victims of crime that are consistent with federal laws and regulations governing U and T visas. Requires each state and county certifying entity to adopt a policy and process for the issuance of U or T visa certifications, consistent with those statewide requirements. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1838?

ILAGAN, AMATO, BELATTI and 10 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1838, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Establishes uniform statewide requirements for policies and processes for the issuance of U or T visa certifications for noncitizen victims of crime that are consistent with federal laws and regulations governing U and T visas. Requires each state and county certifying entity to adopt a policy and process for the issuance of U or T visa certifications, consistent with those statewide requirements. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-06-24 — Act 142, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • ILAGANprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GEDEONprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • Reyes Odacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-24

    Act 142, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-24

    Act 142, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  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 Representative(s) Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 144-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  9. 2026-05-01

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

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 144-26).

  11. 2026-05-01

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

  12. 2026-04-30

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-30

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:40PM; CR 325.

  15. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.

  16. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.

  17. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.

  18. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-23

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.

  20. 2026-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Awa.

  21. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.

  22. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-14

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  25. 2026-04-10

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

    passage

  26. 2026-04-10

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 532) in amended form (SD 1).

  27. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3644) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  28. 2026-04-09

    One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  29. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  31. 2026-03-30

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3346) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  32. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 2026-03-27

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-03-23

    Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.

    referral-committee

  35. 2026-03-23

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  36. 2026-03-10

    Referred to JDC/GVO, WAM.

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 54).

    introduction,receipt

  38. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  39. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 778-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  40. 2026-03-05

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  41. 2026-03-02

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. 2026-02-20

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 741-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  44. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    passage,referral-committee

  45. 2026-02-13

    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, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2026-02-11

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 151-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  47. 2026-02-11

    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) Holt excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  48. 2026-02-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  49. 2026-02-06

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. 2026-02-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  51. 2026-01-26

    Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  52. 2026-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  53. 2026-01-22

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-06 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 7-1

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

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

    2026-03-02 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: yes

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

    2026-03-27 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: not voting
    • Awa: not voting

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-04-30 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Awa: not voting

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

    2026-04-30 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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