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HB1962HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Family.

Last status update Jun 5, 2026

What this measure contains

Establishes an exemption from mediation in parentage proceedings where there are allegations of domestic abuse. Clarifies the exemption from mediation in divorce proceedings as it relates to domestic abuse. (SD1)

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  • SB2842— Same As

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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 HSH
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. SD1by HHS

Companion measure: SB2842. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

    9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    50 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

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

    9 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    48 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  5. Health and Human Services (HHS) on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  6. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, unamended

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

  7. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  8. House final reading on SD1: Passed

    46 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 3 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB1962
MemberHHS
HD2		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023ExcusedAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAye
16 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHHS
HD2		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Troy HashimotoSD-005Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB1962
MemberHSH
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Final reading
SD1		Change along the path
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (SD1)
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (SD1)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeNoAye → No at House final reading (SD1)
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeExcusedAyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeExcused
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeExcusedAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeExcusedAye*Added reservations at House final reading (SD1)
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAyeAye
30 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSH
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Final reading
SD1		Change along the path
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye

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

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-10-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 371-26) 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; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  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: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1124-26) 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 none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 328).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to HHS, JDC.

  16. The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

  17. 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.

  18. Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3170) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  20. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  22. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3783) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  23. One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  24. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  25. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 646) in amended form (SD 1).

  26. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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

  28. Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26.

  29. Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 815).

  30. House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  31. Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with Representative(s) Pierick voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Evslin excused (1).

  32. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 823).

  33. Transmitted to Governor.

  34. Act 089, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1189).

  35. Act 089, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1189).

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