HI SB 2438
died on adjournmentRELATING TO CIVIL INTERFERENCE WITH CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHTS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2438 pass?
No. HI SB 2438 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 (2026-04-27): Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Awa.
What is HI SB 2438 about?
Establishes a civil cause of action for interference with constitutional and statutory rights through threats, intimidation, or coercion. Authorizes private rights of action. Authorizes actions to be brought by the Attorney General, County Corporation Counsel, or County Attorney. Authorizes injunctive relief, declaratory relief, and certain monetary relief. Includes protections for constitutionally protected speech. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI SB 2438?
RHOADS is the primary sponsor of HI SB 2438.
Description
Establishes a civil cause of action for interference with constitutional and statutory rights through threats, intimidation, or coercion. Authorizes private rights of action. Authorizes actions to be brought by the Attorney General, County Corporation Counsel, or County Attorney. Authorizes injunctive relief, declaratory relief, and certain monetary relief. Includes protections for constitutionally protected speech. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-22
- Latest action
- 2026-04-27 — Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Awa.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- RHOADSprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-27
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Awa.
2026-04-27
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 783).
receipt
2026-04-16
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 660).
introduction,receipt
2026-04-16
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
amendment-failure
2026-04-16
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
receipt
2026-04-14
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-04-10
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2162-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-07
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-02
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-25
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1413-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-03-25
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-18
Re-referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 18
referral-committee
2026-03-18
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama, Cochran.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-16
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-12
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2026-03-12
Referred to JHA, referral sheet 17
referral-committee
2026-03-10
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-03-10
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 241) in amended form (SD 1).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-06
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2968) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-06
One Day Notice 03-10-26.
2026-03-05
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-04
The committee(s) on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-05-26 12:04PM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-03
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-11
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2158) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-03
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-30
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-01-28
Referred to JDC, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-22
Introduced.
introduction
2026-01-22
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
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Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-03 · 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.
2026-03-05 · 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.
2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-18 · pass · 5-2
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Garcia: no
- Shimizu: no
- Hashem: not voting
- Sayama: not voting
- Cochran: not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-04-07 · pass · 15-1
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
- Perruso: yes
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Gedeon: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Alcos: no
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