Official record
Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- upper
- Classification
- bill
- Subjects
- Appropriation ($), Department of the Attorney General, Policies and Processes, State and County Certifying Official and Entities, Training, U and T Visa Certification, Uniform Statewide Requirements
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-01-23 00:00:00
Source-supplied abstracts
Establishes uniform statewide requirements for policies and processes for the issuance of U and T visa certifications for noncitizen victims of crime that are consistent with federal laws and regulations governing U and T visas. Requires each state and county certifying entity to adopt a policy and process for the issuance of U and T visa certifications, consistent with those statewide requirements. Appropriate funds for the Department of the Attorney General to provide training to state and county certifying entities so that the policies and processes comply with all federal requirements. Appropriates funds to the Department of the Attorney General for the training.