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HB2540HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Law Enforcement.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Prohibits with certain exceptions, the use of facial coverings and requires visible identification by law enforcement officers and their vehicles in the performance of their duties. Requires state and county law enforcement agencies to establish policies regarding state and county cooperation with federal civil immigration enforcement. Prohibits law enforcement officers from prolonging a stop to inquire about a person's civil immigration status. Establishes criminal offenses for use of a mask or facial covering by a law enforcement officer, lack of visible identification, and unauthorized civil immigration arrest or detention. Effective 3/22/2075. (SD2)

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  • SB3322— 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 ECD
  3. HD2by JHA
  4. SD1by PSM
  5. SD2by JDC

Companion measure: SB3322. 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

    6 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 0 excused

  2. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    44 aye · 6 no · 0 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 · 1 aye with reservations · 7 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. Judiciary (JDC) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

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

  8. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    22 aye · 3 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of HB2540
MemberEIG
HD2		PSM
HD2		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Lynn DecoiteSD-007NoAyeNo → Aye at Senate third reading (SD2)
Brenton AwaSD-023ExcusedNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022NoNo
Kurt FevellaSD-020NoNo
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001ExcusedAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye*AyeDropped reservations at Senate third reading (SD2)
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
11 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEIG
HD2		PSM
HD2		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of HB2540
MemberECD
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye*NoNoAye with reservations → No at House second reading (HD1)
Sam KongHD-033AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeNoNoAye → No at House JHA committee (HD1)
David AlcosHD-041NoNo
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeExcusedAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNoNo
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028Aye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038NoNo
Chris MuraokaHD-045NoNo
Elijah PierickHD-039NoExcused
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye
28 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberECD
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye

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. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  2. Referred to ECD, JHA, referral sheet 6

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

  4. 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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  5. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 428-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  6. 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, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (6) and none excused (0).

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

  8. 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.

  9. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1121-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

  11. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  12. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 434).

  13. Passed First Reading.

  14. Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC.

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

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. Reported from PSM/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3239) 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, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. 3805) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  23. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  24. 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.

  25. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 700) in amended form (SD 2).

  26. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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

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