# Hawaii HB 2499: RELATING TO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.

Hawaii HB 2499, RELATING TO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Daisy Hartsfield (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-02-06 (The committee(s) on ECD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2499-2026
- 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 2499
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO DEMOGRAPHIC DATA.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-02-06, The committee(s) on ECD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
- Sponsor: Daisy Hartsfield (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Subjects: Office of Enterprise Technology Services, Demographic Data, Race and Ethnicity Data, Transparency, Safeguards, Artificial Intelligence, Appropriation, ECD, JHA, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to coordinate the development and maintenance of statewide standards for the collection, management, and reporting of race and ethnicity demographic data by any state or county department, agency, board, or commission. Focuses the use of collected demographic data on areas of public interest and establishes transparency and accountability requirements regarding artificial intelligence systems associated with the collected data. Requires state and county departments, agencies, boards, and commissions that collect race and ethnicity data to report to the Office of Enterprise Technology Services on meeting federal data collection requirements. Appropriates funds.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Daisy Hartsfield (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (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: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Julie Reyes Oda (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Kanani Souza (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Shirley Ann Templo (Democratic), House

## Actions (4)

- 2026-02-06: The committee(s) on ECD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6 (House)
- 2026-02-02: Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2499_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2499_.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2499_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2499_.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [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-HB2499-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).