Rooted in Hawaiʻi. Built for participation.
govotency.
← All legislation
SB3251HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Public Safety.

Last status update Mar 10, 2026

What this measure contains

Prohibits the Department of Law Enforcement, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Department of Taxation, and Department of the Attorney General from appointing or employing certain former United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Border Patrol agents and employees as law enforcement officers. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Source summary of the imported measure. Amendments can change the wording; read a specific version for its complete provisions.

Read the latest imported text

Read the full bill at its source ↗
Source: legiscan· Loaded Oct 30, 2026· Snapshot export date not suppliedOriginal record ↗

Bill text and versions

Drafts can change as a measure moves through the Legislature. Check the version attached to a recorded vote.

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 PSM
  3. SD2by JDC
  4. HD1by ECD

Decision stages

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

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

  2. Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs (PSM) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

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

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

  4. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    17 aye · 5 aye with reservations · 3 no · 0 excused

  5. House ECD committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

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

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    39 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 7 no · 1 excused

  7. House LAB committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

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

  8. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

    38 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 6 no · 4 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB3251
MemberLBT
Introduced		PSM
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023NoNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022NoNo
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020NoNo
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010ExcusedAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001ExcusedAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye*
Donna KimSD-014Aye*
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye*
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye*Aye*
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye*Aye*
7 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberLBT
Introduced		PSM
Introduced		JDC
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Michelle KidaniSD-018Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB3251
MemberECD
SD2		Second reading
HD1		LAB
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041NoAyeNo → Aye at House report adoption (HD1)
Joe GedeonHD-018Aye*NoNoAye with reservations → No at House second reading (HD1)
Elle CochranHD-014Aye*Excused
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNo
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House LAB committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD1)
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeExcused
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038NoNo
Chris MuraokaHD-045NoNo
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeExcused
Elijah PierickHD-039NoNo
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040Aye*Aye*Aye*
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032NoNo
Kanani SouzaHD-043Aye*Aye*
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye
27 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberECD
SD2		Second reading
HD1		LAB
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye
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 ↗

Your district, this measure

Your lawmakers and participating residents.

Match an address to see your state lawmakers' recorded votes on this bill. This address is used for matching and is not saved with a pilot response.

Enter your street number and street name, plus your city or ZIP code. Hawaiʻi is supported first.

No special formatting needed. Example: 415 S Beretania St, Honolulu, HI 96813.

Your search address isn’t saved to your account. Privacy details

Legislative history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to PSM/LBT, JDC.

  4. The committee(s) on PSM/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  5. 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) Elefante, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Moriwaki ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

  6. 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.

  7. Reported from PSM/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2530) 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 03-05-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  10. 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; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3095) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  12. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  13. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keohokalole, Kim, McKelvey, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 391) in amended form (SD 2).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to ECD, LAB, JHA, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-18-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  19. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1271-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

  20. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with Representative(s) Cochran, Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  23. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1459-26), recommending referral to JHA.

  24. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

Bill sponsors