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SB816HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Due Process Protections.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

What this measure contains

Establishes the Due Process in Immigration Proceedings Program to provide legal representation to individuals in immigration-related proceedings in immigration court. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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Related measures

  • HB438— Same As
  • SB816— Carry Over

Related measures may contain different language or follow different histories.

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 JDC
  3. SD2by WAM
  4. HD1by ECD
  5. HD2by JHA

Companion measures: HB438, SB816. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Judiciary (JDC) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

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

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

  3. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    23 aye · 2 no · 0 excused

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

    5 aye · 1 no · 1 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    41 aye · 6 no · 4 excused

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

    8 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 1 excused

  7. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    39 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 6 no · 5 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB816
MemberJDC
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Brenton AwaSD-023ExcusedNo
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022No
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye*AyeDropped reservations at Senate third reading (SD2)
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
6 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberJDC
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Carol FukunagaSD-011Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB816
MemberECD
SD2		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041NoNo
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedExcused
Diamond GarciaHD-042NoNoNo
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeExcused
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028ExcusedExcusedAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025ExcusedAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeExcused
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeExcused
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038NoNoNo
Chris MuraokaHD-045NoNo
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039NoNo
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040NoNo
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye*Aye*Added reservations at House JHA committee (HD1)
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcused
25 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberECD
SD2		Second reading
HD1		JHA
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
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
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
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. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to JDC, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 9:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

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

  6. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 156) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  8. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  10. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1046) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  11. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  12. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  13. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 201) in amended form (SD 2).

  14. Pass First Reading

  15. Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19

  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Wednesday, 03-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Matsumoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Holt.

  18. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1239) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  19. 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, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:15PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

  22. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1459) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  23. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (6) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

  24. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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