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Hawaii 2026

SB 2876

RELATING TO NATURAL HAIR BRAIDING.

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Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Board of Barbering and Cosmetology, Exemption from Licensure, Health, Natural Hair Braiding, Registration, Sanitation, and Safety Practices
Introduced / first action
2026-01-23 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Beginning 1/1/2028, requires natural hair braiders to be registered, rather than licensed, under the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. By 11/1/2026, requires the Board to adopt rules prescribing the approved courses or programs that cover sanitation, health, and safety practices required for natural hair braiding registration. (CD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 074, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174).

    became-law

  2. Act 074, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174).

    became-law

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 873).

    receipt

  9. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lamosao, Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 91-26).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  13. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 91-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  14. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  15. House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi Chair; Grandinetti, Pierick.

  16. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:45PM in conference room 224.

  17. Senate Conferees Appointed: Lamosao Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Awa.

  18. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 740).

    receipt

  19. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 711).

    introduction, receipt

  20. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  21. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  22. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  23. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1970-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  24. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).

  25. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  28. Referred to CPC, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  29. Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  30. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 83).

    introduction, receipt

  31. Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2799) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  32. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  33. One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  34. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-25-26 9:32AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  36. Referred to CPN.

    referral-committee

  37. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  38. Introduced.

    introduction

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