HI SB 2761

died on adjournment

RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 2761 pass?

No. HI SB 2761 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 (2026-04-01): The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

What is HI SB 2761 about?

Requires a digital application store provider to verify the age of users, require parental consent for users under sixteen years of age to download or purchase, or make a purchase on, a social media platform, and distribute that information to social media platforms. Requires social media platforms to obtain the age information from digital application store providers, determine whether parental consent has been provided for young persons, and take reasonable steps to identify young person users through their algorithms. Effective 1/1/2077. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI SB 2761?

KEOHOKALOLE, CHANG, FUKUNAGA and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2761, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-23
Latest action: 2026-04-01 — The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2026-04-01
The committee(s) on JHA recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
deferral
2026-03-30
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-01-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-30
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
passage,referral-committee
2026-03-30
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1534-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
2026-03-25
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-25
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-24
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-25-26.
deferral
2026-03-20
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-19
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-19
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1245-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2026-03-17
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Olds, Amato; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-12
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 03-17-26 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-12
Referred to HSH, CPC, JHA, referral sheet 17
referral-committee
2026-03-12
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2026-03-10
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 292) in amended form (SD 2).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-10
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-03-06
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
2026-03-06
Reported from CPN/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2927) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-02-26
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-26
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20
The committee(s) on CPN/JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-02-11
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/JDC.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-11
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2172) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/JDC.
2026-02-06
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2026-01-30
Referred to LBT, CPN/JDC.
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-01-23
Introduced.
introduction

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Votes

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-06 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Elefante: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Ihara: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- Fevella: yes
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-26 · pass · 4-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Rhoads: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Chang: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Awa: no
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-26 · pass · 3-1
Member-level votes (5)
- Keohokalole: yes
- Fukunaga: yes
- McKelvey: yes
- Awa: no
- Lamosao: not voting
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-03-10 · pass · 22-3
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-17 · pass · 6-2
Member-level votes (9)
- Marten: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Olds: yes
- Amato: yes
- Hartsfield: no
- Garcia: no
- Alcos: not voting
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-25 · pass · 11-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Matayoshi: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Chun: yes
- Ilagan: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Kong: yes
- Lowen: yes
- Marten: yes
- Tam: yes
- Pierick: yes
- Iwamoto: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2761&year=2026

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