Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii HB 1838

RELATING TO VISAS.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• ILAGAN (Democratic)
• AMATO (Democratic)
• BELATTI (Democratic)
• GEDEON (Republican)
• HUSSEY (Democratic)
• IWAMOTO (Democratic)
• KUSCH (Democratic)
• MARTEN (Democratic)
• OLDS (Democratic)
• POEPOE (Democratic)
• SAYAMA (Democratic)
• SHIMIZU (Republican)
• SOUZA (Republican)

Cosponsors (1)

• Reyes Oda (Republican)

Summary

Text versions

• HB1838
• HB1838_HD1
• HB1838_HD2
• HB1838_SD1
• HB1838_CD1

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.

Actions

• Jan 22, 2026 · House
  Pending introduction.
• Jan 23, 2026 · House
  Introduced and Pass First Reading.
• Jan 26, 2026 · House
  Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1
• Feb 2, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Feb 6, 2026 · House
  The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
• Feb 11, 2026 · House
  Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 151-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
• Feb 11, 2026 · House
  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) Holt excused (1).
• Feb 11, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Feb 13, 2026 · House
  The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.
• Feb 20, 2026 · House
  Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 741-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
• Feb 20, 2026 · House
  Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
• Feb 27, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Mar 2, 2026 · House
  The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 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: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
• Mar 5, 2026 · House
  Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 778-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
• Mar 5, 2026 · House
  Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
• Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
  Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 54).
• Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
  Passed First Reading.
• Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to JDC/GVO, WAM.
• Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
  Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.
• Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
• Mar 27, 2026 · Senate
  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.
• Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3346) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
• Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
  Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
• Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
• Apr 7, 2026 · Senate
  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..
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3644) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  One Day Notice 04-10-26.
• Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
  Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
• Apr 10, 2026 · House
  Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 532) in amended form (SD 1).
• Apr 14, 2026 · House
  House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
• Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.
• Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
• Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
  Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Awa.
• Apr 23, 2026 · House
  Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).
• Apr 23, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.
• Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.
• Apr 27, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.
• Apr 28, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:40PM; CR 325.
• Apr 30, 2026 · House
  The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
• Apr 30, 2026 · Senate
  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.
• May 1, 2026 · House
  Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 144-26) as amended in (CD 1).
• May 1, 2026 · House
  Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
• May 1, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 144-26).
• May 1, 2026 · Senate
  48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
• May 6, 2026 · Senate
  Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
• May 8, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Transmitted to Governor.
• Jun 24, 2026 · Senate
  Act 142, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).
• Jun 24, 2026 · House
  Act 142, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).