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Hawaii 2026

SB 2727

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
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Anti-discrimination, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Statute of Limitations
Introduced / first action
2026-01-23 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Lengthens the statute of limitations to file a complaint of discrimination with the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to one year. (CD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 056, 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156).

    became-law, executive-signature

  2. Act 056, on 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156).

    became-law, executive-signature

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882).

    receipt

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

    passage

  5. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  6. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803).

    receipt

  7. Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  8. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 7-26).

  9. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26.

  10. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 7-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26.

  12. 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) Rhoads, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

    receipt

  15. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 2:35PM; Conference Room 325.

  16. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Shimizu.

  17. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

    receipt

  18. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, Awa.

  19. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

    receipt

  20. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 479).

    introduction, receipt

  21. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  22. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Olds, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  23. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1588-26) 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 none excused (0).

  25. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  28. Referred to JHA, 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. 77).

    introduction, receipt

  31. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2805) 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 3/06/2026.

  34. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  36. Referred to JDC.

    referral-committee

  37. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  38. Introduced.

    introduction

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