# Hawaii SB 2268: RELATING TO EQUITY.

Hawaii SB 2268, RELATING TO EQUITY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by SAN BUENAVENTURA; status signed, last action 2026-06-05 (Act 102, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1202).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2268
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO EQUITY.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Last action: 2026-06-05, Act 102, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1202).
- Sponsor: SAN BUENAVENTURA
- Cosponsors: 2
- Subjects: Equity, Universal Changing Accommodations, Public Accommodations, Public Entity Construction, Exemptions, LAB, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 12 (219 yes, 3 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

Requires all places of public accommodation and public entity construction projects planned and designed after 7/31/2027 to provide at least one universal changing accommodation within the building in a public restroom, with certain exceptions. Makes conforming amendments to sections 489-6, 489-7.5, and 489-8, HRS, to prevent conflicts among the provisions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Adult changing stations in new public buildings: benefit, low. New establishments planned and designed after July 31, 2027, must provide adult changing stations in enclosed public restrooms. Buildings with gender-designated restrooms must provide two stations, one accessible to women and one to men, or one station accessible to people of any gender identity or…
- Private lawsuits for changing station violations: mixed, low. A person injured by a violation of the changing-station rules can sue to stop it. If the person wins, the court must award $100, reasonable attorney fees, and lawsuit costs. The Hawaii Civil Rights Commission does not enforce these rules. Cases fall under district court jurisdiction and can be brou…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: SAN BUENAVENTURA
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Angus L.K. McKelvey (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-01 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 1 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 15 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-30 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN... | pass | 45 | 1 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-03 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (53)

- 2026-06-05: Act 102, 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1202). (Senate)
- 2026-06-05: Act 102, on 06/05/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1202). (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1). (House)
- 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 12:55 PM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:50 PM; Conference Room 329. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick. (House)
- 2026-05-01: The 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) McKelvey, San Buenaventura, Kanuha, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Keohokalole. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 230-26). (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. (Senate)
- 2026-05-01: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 230-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-04-30: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 10:20AM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; San Buenaventura, Keohokalole, Kanuha Co-Chairs; Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789). (House)
- 2026-04-23: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811). (Senate)
- 2026-04-22: House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Pierick. (House)
- 2026-04-16: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 641). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2060-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Deferred one day 04-14-26. (House)
- 2026-04-07: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa. (House)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1464-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4). (House)
- 2026-03-24: 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, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 17 (House)
- 2026-03-10: 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)
- 2026-03-10: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 202) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from CPN/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2921) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: 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 ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-03-03: The 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 ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: The committee(s) on CPN/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:16AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from GVO/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2533) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN/WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha, Keohokalole. (Senate)
- 2026-02-17: The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard. (Senate)
- 2026-02-10: The committee(s) on GVO/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-17-26 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: Re-Referred to GVO/HHS, CPN/WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Referred to HHS/GVO, CPN/WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-01-21: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-15: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2268_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2268_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1202_.PDF)
- SB2268_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2268_CD1_.HTM)
- SB2268_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2268_HD1_.HTM)
- SB2268_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2268_SD1_.HTM)
- SB2268_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2268_SD2_.HTM)

## 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 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2268_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2268_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1202_.PDF)
- [SB2268_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2268_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB2268_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2268_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB2268_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2268_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB2268_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2268_SD2_.HTM)

## 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 2031: RELATING TO CONSUMER PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2031-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2268-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).