# Hawaii SB 2727: RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.

Hawaii SB 2727, RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Karl Rhoads (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-28 (Act 056, 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 2727
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-05-28, Act 056, 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156).
- Sponsor: Karl Rhoads (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Anti-discrimination, Statute of Limitations, JHA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 9 (216 yes, 1 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Lengthens the statute of limitations to file a complaint of discrimination with the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission to one year. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Karl Rhoads (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-23 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-01 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-17 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 1 |   |

## Actions (38)

- 2026-05-28: Act 056, 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156). (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Act 056, on 05/28/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1156). (House)
- 2026-05-01: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882). (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803). (House)
- 2026-04-30: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 7-26). (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-28: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 7-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26. (House)
- 2026-04-23: 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) Rhoads, Chang, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-22: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720). (House)
- 2026-04-22: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 2:35PM; Conference Room 325. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas Chair; Poepoe, Shimizu. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800). (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Chang, Awa. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564). (House)
- 2026-04-07: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 479). (Senate)
- 2026-04-07: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Olds, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-01: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1588-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-04-01: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-03-17: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-10: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 16 (House)
- 2026-03-06: Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 77). (House)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2805) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: One Day Notice 3/06/2026. (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. (Senate)
- 2026-02-11: The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 9:05AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-01-30: Referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-23: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2727_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2727_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1156_.PDF)
- SB2727_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2727_CD1_.HTM)
- SB2727_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2727_HD1_.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/SB2727_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2727_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1156_.PDF)
- [SB2727_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2727_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB2727_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB2727_HD1_.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-SB2727-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).