Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 1878
RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- KAPELA (Democratic)
- LA CHICA (Democratic)
- LOWEN (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- TAM (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Prohibits discrimination based on: (1) The perception that a person possesses certain characteristics; (2) The perception that a person is associated with a person who possesses, or is perceived to possess, certain characteristics; or (3) The intersection or combination of two or more specified characteristics in relation to a person. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2026 Senate | Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 17, 2026 Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 3, 2026 House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 12, 2026 House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 23, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 26, 2026 · House
Referred to LAB, EDN, JHA, referral sheet 2 - Jan 30, 2026 · House
Re-referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 5 - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 12, 2026 · House
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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 485-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. - Feb 19, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0). - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 3, 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, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1156-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 308). - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Referred to JDC, WAM. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. - Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
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. - Mar 18, 2026 · Senate
Re-Referred to JDC. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3398) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). - Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-01-26. - Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 1, 2026 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 410) in amended form (SD 1). - Apr 2, 2026 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 471). - Apr 21, 2026 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda. - Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).