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HI HB 1960

enacted

RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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
Status date
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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

  1. 2026-07-07

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

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-07

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

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  4. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  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

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  8. 2026-05-01

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

  9. 2026-05-01

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

  10. 2026-05-01

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

  11. 2026-05-01

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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  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

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

  17. 2026-04-27

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

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-27

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

  19. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-20

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

  21. 2026-04-20

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

    referral-committee

  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

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

  25. 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

  26. 2026-04-09

    One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  27. 2026-04-09

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

  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

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  31. 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.

  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

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

  34. 2026-03-23

    Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.

    referral-committee

  35. 2026-03-12

    Referred to JDC/PSM, WAM.

    referral-committee

  36. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  37. 2026-03-12

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

    introduction,receipt

  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

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

  40. 2026-03-06

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

  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

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

  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

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

  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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