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HI HB 1768

died on adjournment

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1768 pass?

No. HI HB 1768 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 (2026-04-29): Re-referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 36

What is HI HB 1768 about?

Prohibits any law enforcement agency or law enforcement official from entering into an agreement under federal law that permits state or county agencies to engage in immigration enforcement. Prohibits law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officials from engaging in certain immigration-related actions, except under limited circumstances. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 1768?

KAPELA, AMATO, GRANDINETTI and 13 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1768.

Description

Prohibits any law enforcement agency or law enforcement official from entering into an agreement under federal law that permits state or county agencies to engage in immigration enforcement. Prohibits law enforcement agencies and law enforcement officials from engaging in certain immigration-related actions, except under limited circumstances. Effective 7/1/2055. (SD2)

Introduced
2026-01-22
Latest action
2026-04-29 — Re-referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 36
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KAPELAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-29

    Re-referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 36

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-29

    House Conferees Changed: Representative Templo added as Co-Chair.

  3. 2026-04-29

    Received notice of change in conferees (Hse. Com. No. 876).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Garcia.

  5. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  6. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  7. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  8. 2026-04-14

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  9. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 621) in amended form (SD 2).

  10. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3782) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  11. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  12. 2026-04-07

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  14. 2026-03-30

    Reported from PSM/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3228) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  15. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  16. 2026-03-23

    The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-03-23

    The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on PSM/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  19. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 285).

    introduction,receipt

  20. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  21. 2026-03-12

    Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC.

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (8) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  23. 2026-03-05

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 909-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  24. 2026-03-05

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1).

  25. 2026-02-13

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-02-11

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

  27. 2026-01-26

    Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  28. 2026-01-22

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2026-01-21

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 6-2

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

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

    2026-03-23 · pass · 3-2

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Wakai: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • DeCoite: no
    • Fevella: no

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

    2026-03-23 · pass · 3-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: no
    • Inouye: not voting

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 4-0

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

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 22-3

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