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Hawaii 2026

SB 2841

RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
AG, DLE, Human Trafficking Awareness, Penalties, Reporting, Rules, Signage, Training, Transient Accommodations Sector
Introduced / first action
2026-01-23 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

By July 1, 2027, requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop a Human Trafficking Awareness Training Program to educate and train workers in the transient accommodations sector. Requires transient accommodations employers and transient accommodations third-party contractors to periodically provide the human trafficking awareness training to certain employees and contract workers and keep records of the training. By January 1, 2028, requires transient accommodations employers and transient accommodations third-party contractors to post signage regarding human trafficking awareness. By October 1, 2027, requires transient accommodations employers and transient accommodations third-party contractors to develop and implement a human trafficking prevention policy that includes procedures for the reporting of suspected human trafficking.

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Actions

  1. Reported from JDC/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2227) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  2. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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  3. The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

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  4. 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.

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  5. Referred to JDC/LBT, WAM.

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  6. The committee(s) on JDC/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  7. Passed First Reading.

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  8. Introduced.

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