Bill Commons

HI HB 1960

enacted

RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1960 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1960 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-07): Act 191, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1293).

What is HI HB 1960 about?

Requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop a Human Trafficking Awareness Training Program, or approve externally developed programs, to educate and train workers in the transient accommodations sector. Requires transient accommodations employers or transient accommodations third-party contractors to periodically provide the human trafficking awareness training to certain employees and contract workers, keep records of the training, post signage, and develop and implement a human trafficking prevention policy that includes procedures for the reporting of suspected human trafficking. Establishes penalties. Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1960?

TEMPLO, AMATO, BELATTI and 24 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1960.

Description

Requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop a Human Trafficking Awareness Training Program, or approve externally developed programs, to educate and train workers in the transient accommodations sector. Requires transient accommodations employers or transient accommodations third-party contractors to periodically provide the human trafficking awareness training to certain employees and contract workers, keep records of the training, post signage, and develop and implement a human trafficking prevention policy that includes procedures for the reporting of suspected human trafficking. Establishes penalties. Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-07-07 — Act 191, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1293).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TEMPLOprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HARTSFIELDprimary
  • HASHEMprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • YAMASHITAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-07

    Act 191, 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1293).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-07

    Act 191, on 07/07/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1293).

    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, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 126-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  9. 2026-05-01

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

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 126-26).

  11. 2026-05-01

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

  12. 2026-04-30

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-30

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Sayama, Poepoe, Templo, Ratcliffe, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-29

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:45PM in conference room 325.

  15. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:45PM in conference room 325.

  16. 2026-04-27

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

  17. 2026-04-27

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-27

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 3:50PM in conference room 325.

  19. 2026-04-20

    Re-referred to TOU, LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30

    referral-committee

  20. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Tam, Sayama, Poepoe, Templo Co-Chairs; Ratcliffe, Gedeon.

  21. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-14

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  24. 2026-04-10

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

    passage

  25. 2026-04-10

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 538) in amended form (SD 1).

  26. 2026-04-09

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3645) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2026-04-09

    One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  28. 2026-04-06

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  30. 2026-03-30

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3345) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  31. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  32. 2026-03-27

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2026-03-23

    Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.

    referral-committee

  34. 2026-03-23

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  35. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 326).

    introduction,receipt

  36. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  37. 2026-03-12

    Referred to JDC/PSM, WAM.

    referral-committee

  38. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  39. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1133-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  40. 2026-03-06

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

  41. 2026-02-24

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-02-20

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 648-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  43. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    passage,referral-committee

  44. 2026-02-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  45. 2026-02-19

    The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2026-02-17

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  47. 2026-02-10

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  48. 2026-02-09

    Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 60-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

  49. 2026-02-05

    The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. 2026-02-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  51. 2026-01-28

    Referred to TOU, LAB, JHA, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  52. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  53. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-05 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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

    2026-02-19 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Kong: not voting

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

    2026-02-24 · pass · 8-0

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

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

    2026-03-27 · pass · 3-0

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

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

    2026-04-06 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-04-30 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Tam: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Ratcliffe: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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

    2026-04-30 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Awa: not voting

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