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SB1496HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Civil Rights.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Makes it an unlawful discriminatory practice for places of public accommodation to deny a person with a disability full and equal enjoyment of, or information related to, their goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations using information and communication technology intended for use by the general public as applicants, participants, customers, clients, or visitors. Establishes exceptions. Clarifies that a facility is considered a place of public accommodation regardless of whether its presence in the State is physical or digital. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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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. SD1by LBT
  3. HD1by HSH
  4. HD2by JHA

Companion measure: SB1496. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Health and Human Services (HHS) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  2. Labor and Technology (LBT) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

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

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

  4. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House HSH committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

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

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

  8. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB1496
MemberHHS
Introduced		LBT
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023ExcusedAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020ExcusedExcusedAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010ExcusedAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024ExcusedAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAyeAye
13 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHHS
Introduced		LBT
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Donna KimSD-014Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB1496
MemberHSH
SD1		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedAyeExcused
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeExcusedAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018Excused
32 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHSH
SD1		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

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 passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to HHS/LBT, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on HHS/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 1:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fevella.

  6. The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella.

  7. Reported from HHS/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 530) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

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

  9. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 9:40AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  10. 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.

  11. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1041) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  12. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

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

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 354) in amended form (SD 1).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 19

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 03-13-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  19. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1341) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  20. 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, Ward excused (2).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa.

  23. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1777) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  24. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-04-25.

  25. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  26. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 614).

  27. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  28. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

  29. House Conferees Appointed: Marten, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Garcia.

  30. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).

  31. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  32. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  33. Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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