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HI HB 1511

enacted

RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Prohibits entities from distributing unsolicited mail or electronic mail that employs high pressure tactics or is reasonably likely to cause a consumer to believe that the sender is affiliated with another entity that the sender is not actually affiliated with and the entity is asking the recipient to pay for goods, services, or forms of legal authorization, including but not limited to vehicle warranties, service contracts, home warranties, and government-issued licenses or registrations, unless certain disclosures are met. Makes contracts that fail to meet disclosure requirements voidable at the option of the consumer. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-05 — Act 088, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-05

    Act 088, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-05

    Act 088, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1188).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  4. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 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

  8. 2026-04-29

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

  9. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 62-26).

  10. 2026-04-29

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

  11. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 62-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  12. 2026-04-27

    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) Keohokalole, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-27

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-24

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 2:30PM in conference room 224.

  15. 2026-04-23

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

    receipt

  16. 2026-04-22

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

  17. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-21

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

  19. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  21. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 575) in amended form (SD 1).

  22. 2026-04-14

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

    passage

  23. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  24. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3752) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  25. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-03-30

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  27. 2026-03-25

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  28. 2026-03-25

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3182) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  29. 2026-03-18

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-03-13

    The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  31. 2026-03-12

    Referred to CPN, JDC.

    referral-committee

  32. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  33. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 233).

    introduction,receipt

  34. 2026-03-10

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

    passage

  35. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  36. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1109-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  37. 2026-03-03

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-02-27

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

  39. 2026-02-20

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  40. 2026-02-20

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 675-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  41. 2026-02-10

    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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-02-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. 2026-01-26

    Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  44. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  45. 2026-01-14

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · 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.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 9-0

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

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

    2026-03-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: yes

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

    2026-04-01 · pass · 4-0

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

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-04-27 · pass · 3-0

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

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

    2026-04-27 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Awa: yes

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1511&year=2026

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