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HI HB 1878

died on adjournment

RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1878 pass?

No. HI HB 1878 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 (2026-04-21): House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

What is HI HB 1878 about?

Prohibits discrimination based on: (1) The perception that a person possesses certain characteristics; (2) The perception that a person is associated with a person who possesses, or is perceived to possess, certain characteristics; or (3) The intersection or combination of two or more specified characteristics in relation to a person. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1878?

PERRUSO, AMATO, GRANDINETTI and 5 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1878.

Description

Prohibits discrimination based on: (1) The perception that a person possesses certain characteristics; (2) The perception that a person is associated with a person who possesses, or is perceived to possess, certain characteristics; or (3) The intersection or combination of two or more specified characteristics in relation to a person. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-04-21 — House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • PERRUSOprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • TAMprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

  2. 2026-04-21

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

    receipt

  3. 2026-04-06

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 471).

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  4. 2026-04-02

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  5. 2026-04-01

    Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  6. 2026-04-01

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 410) in amended form (SD 1).

  7. 2026-03-30

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3398) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  8. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

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  9. 2026-03-30

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-01-26.

  10. 2026-03-18

    Re-Referred to JDC.

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  11. 2026-03-17

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  12. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 308).

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  13. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  14. 2026-03-12

    Referred to JDC, WAM.

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  15. 2026-03-12

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  16. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

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  17. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1156-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  18. 2026-03-06

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

  19. 2026-03-03

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

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  20. 2026-02-27

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

  21. 2026-02-19

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 485-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  22. 2026-02-19

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0).

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  23. 2026-02-12

    The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  24. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. 2026-01-30

    Re-referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 5

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  26. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  27. 2026-01-26

    Referred to LAB, EDN, JHA, referral sheet 2

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  28. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-12 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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

    2026-03-03 · pass · 7-2

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

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

    2026-03-17 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2026-04-01 · pass · 25-0

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