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HI HB 2455

died on adjournment

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2455 pass?

No. HI HB 2455 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 (2026-04-23): Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).

What is HI HB 2455 about?

Requires certain employers to provide administrative leave of absence for victims of workplace violence or threat of workplace violence. Expands the type of certification an employee may provide to an employer if the leave exceeds five days per calendar year. Prohibits retaliation against employees for exercising rights related to domestic violence, sexual violence, or workplace violence or threat of workplace violence. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2455?

LA CHICA, AMATO, HARTSFIELD and 6 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2455.

Description

Requires certain employers to provide administrative leave of absence for victims of workplace violence or threat of workplace violence. Expands the type of certification an employee may provide to an employer if the leave exceeds five days per calendar year. Prohibits retaliation against employees for exercising rights related to domestic violence, sexual violence, or workplace violence or threat of workplace violence. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-04-23 — Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LA CHICAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • HARTSFIELDprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 810).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-22

    Re-referred to LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 32

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  3. 2026-04-22

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

  4. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  5. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  6. 2026-04-14

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

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  7. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 693) in amended form (SD 1).

  8. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3778) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  9. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  10. 2026-04-08

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  11. 2026-04-08

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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. 2026-04-06

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

  13. 2026-03-30

    Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3350) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

  14. 2026-03-30

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

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  15. 2026-03-23

    The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.

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  16. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  17. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 425).

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  18. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  19. 2026-03-12

    Referred to LBT, JDC/WAM.

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  20. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

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  21. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1154-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  22. 2026-03-06

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

  23. 2026-03-03

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

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  24. 2026-02-27

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

  25. 2026-02-20

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 629-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  26. 2026-02-20

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

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  27. 2026-02-17

    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, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  28. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. 2026-02-02

    Referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 6

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  30. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  31. 2026-01-27

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-17 · 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 · 9-0

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

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

    2026-03-23 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Ihara: not voting
    • Fevella: not voting

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 5-0

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

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 13-0

    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: yes

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 22-3

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