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Hawaii 2026

HB 1878

RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Anti-discrimination, Certain Characteristics, Intersectionality, Prohibitions
Introduced / first action
2026-01-23 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

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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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

  2. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

    receipt

  3. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 471).

    receipt

  4. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  5. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  6. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 410) in amended form (SD 1).

  7. 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.

  8. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  9. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-01-26.

  10. Re-Referred to JDC.

    referral-committee

  11. 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

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 308).

    introduction, receipt

  13. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  14. Referred to JDC, WAM.

    referral-committee

  15. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  16. 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.

    passage

  17. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1156-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  18. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  19. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 485-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  22. 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).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  23. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. Re-referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 5

    referral-committee

  26. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  27. Referred to LAB, EDN, JHA, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  28. Pending introduction.

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