# Hawaii HB 1878: RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.

Hawaii HB 1878, RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Amy A. Perruso (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-21 (House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1878-2026
- 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 1878
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-04-21, House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
- Sponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Subjects: Anti-discrimination, Prohibitions, Certain Characteristics, Intersectionality, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 6 (138 yes, 7 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Prohibits discrimination based on: (1) The perception that a person possesses certain characteristics; (2) The perception that a person is associated with a person who possesses, or is perceived to possess, certain characteristics; or (3) The intersection or combination of two or more specified characteristics in relation to a person. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: LA CHICA
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-01 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 4 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 2 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-04-21: House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799). (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 471). (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-01: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-01: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 410) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3398) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-03-30: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-01-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: Re-Referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-03-17: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 308). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to JDC, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-26 9:55AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Kong, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1156-26) 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: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; 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)
- 2026-02-19: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 485-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2026-02-19: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-12: The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong, Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-02-10: Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-30: Re-referred to LAB, JHA, referral sheet 5 (House)
- 2026-01-26: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to LAB, EDN, JHA, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2026-01-23: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1878_SD1_.pdf)
- HB1878_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1878_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1878_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1878_HD2_.HTM)
- HB1878_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1878_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1878_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1878_.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/HB1878_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB1878_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1878_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1878_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1878_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB1878_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1878_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1878_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1878_.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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1878-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).