# Hawaii HB 1877: RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, PLUS COMMISSION. Hawaii HB 1877, RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, PLUS COMMISSION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Adrian K. Tam (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-12 (Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 307).) (as of 2026-11-01). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1877-2026 - As of: 2026-11-01 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Hawaii HB 1877 - State: Hawaii - Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) - Title: RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, PLUS COMMISSION. - Status: failed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2026-01-23 - Last action: 2026-03-12, Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 307). - Sponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic) - Cosponsors: 5 - Subjects: Hawaii State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus Commission, Membership, HHS, WAM - Touches household money: no - Roll calls: 4 (106 yes, 10 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 0 ## Summary Expands the membership of the Hawaii State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus Commission from eight voting members to eleven by adding one seat for a person under the age of twenty-nine and one seat each for the appointees of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senate President, respectively. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1) ## Bill overview No economic impacts identified for this bill. ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House - Cosponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic), House ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 4 | | | 2026-03-04 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 7 | 1 | | | 2026-02-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 47 | 3 | | | 2026-02-12 | House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 2 | | ## Actions (14) - 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 307). (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate) - 2026-03-12: Referred to HHS, WAM. (Senate) - 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House) - 2026-03-06: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1129-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House) - 2026-03-04: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran. (House) - 2026-02-27: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2026-02-18: Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 377-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House) - 2026-02-18: 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, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0). (House) - 2026-02-12: The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takenouchi. (House) - 2026-02-10: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-12-26 10:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House) - 2026-01-26: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House) - 2026-01-26: Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 2 (House) - 2026-01-23: Pending introduction. (House) ## Bill text - Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1877_HD1_.pdf) - HB1877_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1877_HD1_.HTM) - Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1877_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1877_.PDF) ## Related bills - SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law) - HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed) - SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed) - HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed) - HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed) - HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed) ## Sources - [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1877_HD1_.pdf) - [HB1877_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1877_HD1_.HTM) - [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1877_.HTM) - [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1877_.PDF) ## Related - [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026) - [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026) - [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 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026) - [Hawaii bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii/bills) - [Hawaii state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/hawaii) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1877-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).