HB 1839
Act 161, 06/25/2026 (Gov
RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.
- Hawaii
- House / Assembly
- Introduced Jan 22, 2026
- Session 2026
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Act 161, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262).
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Act 161, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262).
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Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
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Transmitted to Governor.
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Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).
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Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Kila, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0).
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Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
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The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Wakai, Rhoads, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
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The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 187-26) as amended in (CD 1).
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Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
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Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 187-26).
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48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 016.
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Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:30PM; CR 016.
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Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 016.
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Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).
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Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Wakai, Rhoads, Lee, C. Co-Chairs.
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Re-referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30
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House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.
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Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
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Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
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House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
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Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
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Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 627) in amended form (SD 2).
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Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3776) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
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48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
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The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
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The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.
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The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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Reported from PSM/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3294) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.
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The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.
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The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.
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The committee(s) on PSM/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
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Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 295).
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Passed First Reading.
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Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC/WAM.
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Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Kila, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
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Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1122-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
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Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
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The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.
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Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 335-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
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Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
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The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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Referred to ECD, JHA, referral sheet 1
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Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Pending introduction.