STATE BILLHI HB 1838PASSED

Relating To Visas.

Establishes uniform statewide requirements for policies and processes for the issuance of U or T visa certifications for noncitizen victims of crime that are consistent with federal laws and regulations governing U and T visas. Requires each state and county certifying entity to adopt a policy and process for the issuance of U or T visa certifications, consistent with those statewide requirements. (CD1)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jun 24, 2026; 141 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1838 · PassedJun 24

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Bill details

Last action: Act 142, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243). · Jun 24, 2026

Bill history

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Jun 24, 2026Act 142, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).House

Jun 24, 2026Act 142, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).Senate

May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Senate

May 7, 2026Transmitted to Governor.House

May 6, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Senate

May 1, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26Senate

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May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 144-26).Senate

May 1, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.House

May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 144-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

Apr 30, 2026The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Senate

Apr 30, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.House

Apr 29, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:40PM; CR 325.Senate

Apr 28, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.Senate

Apr 27, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.Senate

Apr 24, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.Senate

Apr 23, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.Senate

Apr 23, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).House

Apr 22, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Awa.Senate

Apr 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).Senate

Apr 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.House

Apr 16, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).Senate

Apr 14, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 10, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 532) in amended form (SD 1).House

Apr 10, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 9, 2026One Day Notice 04-10-26.Senate

Apr 9, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3644) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate

Apr 7, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..Senate

Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Mar 30, 2026Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3346) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Mar 27, 2026The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa.Senate

Mar 23, 2026The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 23, 2026Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.Senate

Mar 10, 2026Referred to JDC/GVO, WAM.Senate

Mar 6, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 6, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 54).Senate

Mar 5, 2026Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House

Mar 5, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 778-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Mar 2, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Feb 27, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 20, 2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).House

Feb 20, 2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 741-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.House

Feb 13, 2026The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.House

Feb 11, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 11, 2026Passed 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) Holt excused (1).House

Feb 11, 2026Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 151-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.House

Feb 6, 2026The 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, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.House

Feb 2, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 26, 2026Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1House

Jan 23, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 22, 2026Pending introduction.House

Recorded votes

Senate Judiciary: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 27, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedApr 7, 2026 · Senate · 12 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 30, 2026 · Senate · 2 yea · 0 nayPassed

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 30, 2026 · House · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Uniform Statewide Requirements
Policies and Processes
AG
U or T Visa Certification
Certifying Entities
Certifying Officials
Training ($)

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