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HI HB 1870

enacted

RELATING TO PROTECTED COMMUNITY LOCATIONS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1870 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1870 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 162, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1263).

What is HI HB 1870 about?

By 1/1/2027, requires all state and county agencies that operate protected community locations to adopt and post written policies that identify nonpublic areas, establish procedures for warrant verification and staff response, prohibit the collection of certain immigration-status data, and require annual staff training and certain multilingual notices. Requires the Attorney General to publish model policies. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1870?

ILAGAN, AMATO, BELATTI and 12 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1870, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

By 1/1/2027, requires all state and county agencies that operate protected community locations to adopt and post written policies that identify nonpublic areas, establish procedures for warrant verification and staff response, prohibit the collection of certain immigration-status data, and require annual staff training and certain multilingual notices. Requires the Attorney General to publish model policies. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 162, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1263).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • ILAGANprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary
  • Morikawacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Act 162, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1263).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-26

    Act 162, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1263).

    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, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, McKelvey, Lee, C., Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-05-01

    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

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 186-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-05-01

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

  12. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 186-26).

  13. 2026-05-01

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

  14. 2026-04-30

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 016.

  15. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:30PM; CR 016.

  16. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 016.

  17. 2026-04-27

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; McKelvey, Lee, C., Rhoads Co-Chairs.

  18. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 782).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-20

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

  20. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  23. 2026-04-14

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  24. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 632) in amended form (SD 1).

  25. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3733) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  26. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  27. 2026-04-08

    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, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-04-08

    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, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  30. 2026-03-25

    Reported from PSM/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3186) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

  31. 2026-03-25

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  32. 2026-03-19

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2026-03-19

    The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on PSM/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  35. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 304).

    introduction,receipt

  36. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  37. 2026-03-12

    Referred to PSM/GVO, WAM/JDC.

    referral-committee

  38. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Kila, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  39. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1116-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  40. 2026-03-05

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2026-03-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  42. 2026-02-20

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 742-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  43. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    passage,referral-committee

  44. 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

  45. 2026-02-11

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 150-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  46. 2026-02-11

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (6) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  47. 2026-02-11

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

  48. 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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  49. 2026-02-02

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

  50. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  51. 2026-01-26

    Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  52. 2026-01-23

    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 · 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 on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-05 · pass · 13-2

    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
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: no
    • Gedeon: no
    • Perruso: not voting

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

    2026-03-19 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Awa: no

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

    2026-03-19 · pass · 2-1

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

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 12-1

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: no

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 4-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: no

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 23-2

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 5-0

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

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Rhoads: yes

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-06 · pass · 22-3

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