Hawaii Senate Bill 2852
Session 2026
Relating To Civil Rights.
Became Law
Became Law on Jul 14, 2026
Sponsors
First Action
Jan 23, 2026
Latest Action
Jul 14, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2852
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Requires the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to adopt rules on digital accessibility for places of public accommodation that are consistent with certain federal regulations. Specifies that a violation of the rules is an unlawful discriminatory practice. Establishes that it is an unlawful discriminatory practice for a place of public accommodation to deny a person with a disability full and equal enjoyment of their goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations, or information related thereto, by requiring the use of information and communication technology that is not accessible to the person. (CD1)
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07/14/2026
Senate
Act 257, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1359).
07/14/2026
House
Act 257, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1359).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
04/29/2026
Senate
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) San Buenaventura, Elefante, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Rhoads.
04/29/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Poepoe, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/29/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 93-26).
04/29/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
04/29/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 93-26) as amended in (CD 1).
04/29/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/28/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: San Buenaventura Chair; Elefante, Rhoads, McKelvey Co-Chairs.
04/28/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:45PM in conference room 224.
04/28/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 787).
04/21/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Pierick.
04/21/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 708).
04/16/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/16/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
04/14/2026
House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
04/10/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2128-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/10/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
04/08/2026
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Cochran.
04/06/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/30/2026
House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1482-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
03/30/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
03/24/2026
House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
03/20/2026
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/17/2026
House
The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
03/12/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/12/2026
House
Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 17
03/12/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/10/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
03/10/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 310) in amended form (SD 1).
03/06/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3032) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
03/06/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 03-10-26.
03/04/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) McKelvey.
03/04/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
02/27/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC/CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-04-26 9:25AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
02/18/2026
Senate
Reported from HHS/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2358) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/CPN.
02/18/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/CPN.
02/04/2026
Senate
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.
02/04/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
01/30/2026
Senate
Referred to HHS/LBT, JDC/CPN.
01/30/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on HHS/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
01/26/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
01/23/2026
Senate
Introduced.
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Jan 24, 2026 6:29:25 AM
Record Updated
Jul 15, 2026 7:08:46 AM