# Hawaii HB 1753: RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA.

Hawaii HB 1753, RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Shirley Ann Templo (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-07-14 (Act 252, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1354).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1753
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO SOCIAL MEDIA.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-21
- Last action: 2026-07-14, Act 252, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1354).
- Sponsor: Shirley Ann Templo (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Subjects: Social Media Platforms, User Accounts, Personal Information, Sensitive Personal Information, Deletion, Deceptive Practices, CPN, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (232 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires certain social media platforms to provide an accessible mechanism for users to delete their accounts on the platform and permanently erase all personal information and sensitive personal information associated with deleted accounts. Prohibits certain deceptive practices by social media platforms that obstruct the deletion of user accounts. Authorizes the Attorney General to pursue civil actions and seek injunctive relief and penalties for violations. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Shirley Ann Templo (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Diamond Garcia (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Joe Gedeon (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Hussey (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: REYES ODA
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-08 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-20 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-10 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (54)

- 2026-07-14: Act 252, 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1354). (Senate)
- 2026-07-14: Act 252, on 07/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1354). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) San Buenaventura). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 820). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Floor Amendment No. 5 offered by Rep. Templo. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Floor amendment adopted as amended CD 2 with none voting no and none excused. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday 05-08-26. (House)
- 2026-05-06: Floor Amendment No. 9 offered. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Floor amendment adopted as amended (CD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Separated Committee Report. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Report filed. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: 48 Hrs. Notice 05-08-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Poepoe, Templo, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-29: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Rhoads, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 63-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-29: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 63-26). (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26 (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:30PM in conference room 224. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Senate Conferees Appointed: Keohokalole Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; Lamosao. (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 782). (House)
- 2026-04-20: House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi, Poepoe Co-Chairs; Templo, Pierick. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). (Senate)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 620) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3769) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: 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, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3321) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: The committee(s) on CPN deferred the measure until 03-24-26 9:45AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-13: The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 283). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to CPN, JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1107-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. (House)
- 2026-03-03: 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, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2026-02-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 676-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2026-02-20: 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) Quinlan excused (1). (House)
- 2026-02-10: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-06: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 1 (House)
- 2026-01-22: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_CD2_.pdf)
- HB1753_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1753_CD1_HFA5: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_CD1_HFA5_.HTM)
- HB1753_CD1_SFA9: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_CD1_SFA9_.HTM)
- HB1753_CD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_CD2_.HTM)
- HB1753_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1753_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1753_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_SD1_.HTM)
- HB1753_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1354_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_CD2_.pdf)
- [HB1753_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1753_CD1_HFA5 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_CD1_HFA5_.HTM)
- [HB1753_CD1_SFA9 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_CD1_SFA9_.HTM)
- [HB1753_CD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_CD2_.HTM)
- [HB1753_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1753_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1753_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB1753_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1753_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1354_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1753-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).