Hawaii House Bill 1960
Session 2026
Relating To Human Trafficking.
Active
Passed Senate on May 6, 2026
Sponsors
27 Sponsors
First Action
Jan 23, 2026
Latest Action
May 8, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1960
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop a Human Trafficking Awareness Training Program, or approve externally developed programs, to educate and train workers in the transient accommodations sector. Requires transient accommodations employers or transient accommodations third-party contractors to periodically provide the human trafficking awareness training to certain employees and contract workers, keep records of the training, post signage, and develop and implement a human trafficking prevention policy that includes procedures for the reporting of suspected human trafficking. Establishes penalties. Requires the Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules. (CD1)
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05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/07/2026
House
Transmitted 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).
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 126-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 126-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
04/30/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
04/30/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Sayama, Poepoe, Templo, Ratcliffe, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/29/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:45PM in conference room 325.
04/28/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:45PM in conference room 325.
04/27/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Awa.
04/27/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778).
04/27/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 3:50PM in conference room 325.
04/20/2026
House
Re-referred to TOU, LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Tam, Sayama, Poepoe, Templo Co-Chairs; Ratcliffe, Gedeon.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
04/14/2026
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/10/2026
Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
04/10/2026
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 538) in amended form (SD 1).
04/09/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3645) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
04/09/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 04-10-26.
04/06/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
04/01/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
03/30/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3345) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
03/30/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
03/27/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa.
03/23/2026
Senate
Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.
03/23/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
03/12/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 326).
03/12/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/12/2026
Senate
Referred to JDC/PSM, WAM.
03/10/2026
House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
03/06/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1133-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/06/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
02/24/2026
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, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.
02/20/2026
House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 648-26), recommending referral to JHA.
02/20/2026
House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
02/20/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/19/2026
House
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.
02/17/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-19-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/10/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
02/09/2026
House
Reported from TOU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 60-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
02/05/2026
House
The committee on TOU recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Templo, Holt, Hussey, Ilagan, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
02/02/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by TOU on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/28/2026
House
Referred to TOU, LAB, JHA, referral sheet 3
01/26/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/23/2026
House
Pending introduction.
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May 14, 2026 6:31:04 AM