HI HB 1522

died on adjournment

RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1522 pass?

No. HI HB 1522 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. 238).

What is HI HB 1522 about?

Lengthens the statute of limitations to file a complaint of discrimination with the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to one year. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1522?

TARNAS, AMATO, GRANDINETTI and 16 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1522.

Description

Lengthens the statute of limitations to file a complaint of discrimination with the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to one year. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced: 2026-01-21
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 238).
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-12
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 238).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-12
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-12
Referred to JDC.
referral-committee
2026-03-10
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-05
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 905-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-03-05
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).
2026-02-10
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-06
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-14
Prefiled.

Versions

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Documents

Votes

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-10 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Sayama: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Shimizu: yes

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 2727

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1522&year=2026

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