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HB1839HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Immigration.

Last status update Jun 26, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires state and county law enforcement agencies to notify an individual in the custody of a state or county law enforcement agency of their rights before any interview with federal immigration authorities pertaining to certain matters regarding civil immigration violations can commence. Designates all records relating to federal immigration authorities' access to detained individuals provided by a state or local law enforcement agency as public records. (CD1)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by ECD
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. SD1by PSM
  5. SD2by JDC
  6. CD1by Conference

Companion measure: SB2874. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. House ECD committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    7 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    44 aye · 3 no · 3 excused

  3. House JHA committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    7 aye · 2 no · 1 excused

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    41 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 5 no · 1 excused

  5. Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs (EIG) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    2 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 2 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  6. Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs (PSM) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 1 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  7. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    12 aye · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  8. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    4 aye · 1 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  9. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    22 aye · 3 no · 0 excused

  10. Senate conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  11. House conference managers on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

    5 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  12. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    23 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

  13. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    45 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 4 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

5 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes

House members along the path

28 more House members only counted as floor ayes

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to ECD, JHA, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 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.

  6. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 335-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. 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).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 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.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1122-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  12. 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.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 295).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC/WAM.

  16. The committee(s) on PSM/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

  19. 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.

  20. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

  21. The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3776) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  25. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  26. 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.

  27. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 627) in amended form (SD 2).

  28. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  29. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  30. Re-referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30

  31. House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.

  32. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

  33. Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Wakai, Rhoads, Lee, C. Co-Chairs.

  34. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).

  35. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 016.

  36. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:30PM; CR 016.

  37. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 016.

  38. 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.

  39. 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.

  40. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 187-26) as amended in (CD 1).

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

  42. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 187-26).

  43. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  44. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).

  45. 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).

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

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

  48. Transmitted to Governor.

  49. Act 161, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262).

  50. Act 161, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262).

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