---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATED TO ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY."
description: "Requires the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to develop multilingual accessibility standards. Appropriates funds to establish one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position to develop multilingual accessibility standards within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 2782"
citation: "Hawaii SB 2782 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation ($)", "English Interpretations", "Filipino Caucus", "Office of Enterprise Technology Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AQUINO", "CHANG", "DECOITE", "ELEFANTE", "INOUYE", "MCKELVEY", "RHOADS", "SAN BUENAVENTURA"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 47
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-19"
last_action: "2024-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e1ed6db-4621-40fb-8292-3b27d3b51c9c"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2782&year=2024"
source_hash: "fa68ee7182e7fc45ca854bbc53fdaa3c1c86e40576694b114c2088584f6b579b"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 2782 (2024) — RELATED TO ELECTRONIC INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

Requires the Office of Enterprise Technology Services to develop multilingual accessibility standards. Appropriates funds to establish one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position to develop multilingual accessibility standards within the Office of Enterprise Technology Services. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB2782** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2782_.HTM)
2. **SB2782_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2782_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB2782_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2782_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB2782_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2782_HD2_.HTM)
5. **SB2782_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2782_SD1_.HTM)
6. **SB2782_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2782_SD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **14–0** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on LGO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **12–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- AQUINO — primary (person)
- CHANG — primary (person)
- DECOITE — primary (person)
- ELEFANTE — primary (person)
- INOUYE — primary (person)
- MCKELVEY — primary (person)
- RHOADS — primary (person)
- SAN BUENAVENTURA — primary (person)
- Wakai — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-07-08** Act 203, 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304). `became-law`
- **2024-07-08** Act 203, on 07/05/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1304). `became-law`
- **2024-05-03** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2024-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 179-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2024-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 179-24).
- **2024-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Matayoshi, Lamosao, M. Mizuno, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2024-04-25** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-24** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-24 10:02AM; CR 016.
- **2024-04-22** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-24 10:10AM; Conference Room 016.
- **2024-04-19** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 774). `receipt`
- **2024-04-18** House Conferees Appointed: Perruso, Matayoshi, Lamosao Co-Chairs; M. Mizuno, Garcia.
- **2024-04-15** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 678). `receipt`
- **2024-04-15** Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella.
- **2024-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 673). `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-11** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 710). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-04-09** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-04-05** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-09-24.
- **2024-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1826-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-03-27** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Alcos. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-27-24 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-20** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Holt, Kitagawa, Lamosao, Lowen, Nakashima excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Reported from HET/LGO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1226-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2024-03-13** The committee on LGO recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Garrett, Kapela, Martinez, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Alcos. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-13** The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Kapela, La Chica, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, M. Mizuno, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Woodson. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-11** Bill scheduled to be heard by HET/LGO on Wednesday, 03-13-24 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to HET/LGO, FIN, referral sheet 16 `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 202) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-05** 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. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-24.
- **2024-03-01** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2938) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2024-02-28** 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, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-23** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-24 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2024-02-13** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-13** Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2274) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2024-02-07** The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Moriwaki, Ihara, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-02** The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-24 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
- **2024-01-24** Referred to LBT, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-22** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-19** Introduced. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e1ed6db-4621-40fb-8292-3b27d3b51c9c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).