STATE BILLHI HB 1839PASSED

Relating To Immigration.

Requires state and county law enforcement agencies to notify an individual in the custody of a state or county law enforcement agency of their rights before any interview with federal immigration authorities pertaining to certain matters regarding civil immigration violations can commence. Designates all records relating to federal immigration authorities' access to detained individuals provided by a state or local law enforcement agency as public records. (CD1)

Status: Passed; Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date: Jun 26, 2026; 139 days ago
Current chamber: House of Representatives
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 1839 · PassedJun 26

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Bill details

Last action: Act 161, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262). · Jun 26, 2026

Bill history

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Jun 26, 2026Act 161, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262).House

Jun 26, 2026Act 161, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262).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, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0).House

May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 0 (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. 187-26).Senate

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

May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 187-26) as amended in (CD 1).House

May 1, 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

May 1, 2026The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Wakai, Rhoads, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Apr 30, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

Apr 29, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:30PM; CR 016.Senate

Apr 28, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 016.Senate

Apr 27, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760).House

Apr 24, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Wakai, Rhoads, Lee, C. Co-Chairs.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 20, 2026Re-referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30House

Apr 17, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).Senate

Apr 16, 2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 14, 2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 627) in amended form (SD 2).House

Apr 14, 2026Report 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.Senate

Apr 10, 202648 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.Senate

Apr 10, 2026Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3776) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).Senate

Apr 8, 2026The 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 ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Apr 8, 2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Apr 6, 2026The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

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

Mar 30, 2026Reported from PSM/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3294) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.Senate

Mar 23, 2026The 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.Senate

Mar 23, 2026The 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.Senate

Mar 16, 2026The committee(s) on PSM/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC/WAM.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 12, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 295).Senate

Mar 10, 2026Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Kila, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.House

Mar 6, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.House

Mar 6, 2026Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1122-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 25, 2026The 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.House

Feb 23, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 17, 2026Passed 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, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).House

Feb 17, 2026Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 335-26) 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, referral sheet 1House

Jan 23, 2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 22, 2026Pending introduction.House

Recorded votes

Senate Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 23, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 1 nayPassed

Senate Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 23, 2026 · Senate · 3 yea · 2 nayPassed

Senate Judiciary: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 8, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 1 nayPassed

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 8, 2026 · Senate · 12 yea · 1 nayPassed

House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · House · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsMay 1, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

Immigration
Law Enforcement Agencies
Access to Detained Individuals
Civil Immigration Interviews
Due Process
Public Records

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