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HI SB 2876

enacted

RELATING TO NATURAL HAIR BRAIDING.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Beginning 1/1/2028, requires natural hair braiders to be registered, rather than licensed, under the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. By 11/1/2026, requires the Board to adopt rules prescribing the approved courses or programs that cover sanitation, health, and safety practices required for natural hair braiding registration. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Status date
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Latest action
2026-06-04 — Act 074, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KIMprimary
  • DECOITEprimary
  • DECORTEprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-04

    Act 074, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-04

    Act 074, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  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. 2026-04-29

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

  9. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 91-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  10. 2026-04-29

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

  11. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 91-26).

  12. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lamosao, Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-29

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 873).

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-28

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:45PM in conference room 224.

  16. 2026-04-28

    House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi Chair; Grandinetti, Pierick.

  17. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 740).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-23

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Lamosao Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Awa.

  19. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  21. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 711).

    introduction,receipt

  22. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  23. 2026-04-09

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  24. 2026-04-09

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1970-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  25. 2026-03-31

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-03-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2026-03-10

    Referred to CPC, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  28. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  29. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 83).

    introduction,receipt

  30. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  31. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  32. 2026-03-05

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 2026-03-05

    Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2799) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  34. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2026-02-20

    The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-25-26 9:32AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  36. 2026-01-30

    Referred to CPN.

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  38. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-25 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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

    2026-03-31 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Marten: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Pierick: yes
    • Ichiyama: not voting
    • Lowen: not voting

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

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Awa: yes

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

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Pierick: yes

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2876&year=2026

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