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type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill RELATING TO NATURAL HAIR BRAIDING. Beginning 1/1/2028, requires natural hair braiders to be registered, rather than licensed, under the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. By 11/1/2026, requires the Board to adopt rules prescribing the approved courses or programs that cover sanitation, health, and safety practices required for natural hair braiding registration. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2026 SB 2876 Hawaii SB 2876 (2026)
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Board of Barbering and Cosmetology
Exemption from Licensure
Health
Natural Hair Braiding
Registration
Sanitation
and Safety Practices
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DECOITE
DECORTE
HASHIMOTO
KIM
MCKELVEY
RICHARDS
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Hawaii SB 2876 (2026) — RELATING TO NATURAL HAIR BRAIDING.

Beginning 1/1/2028, requires natural hair braiders to be registered, rather than licensed, under the Board of Barbering and Cosmetology. By 11/1/2026, requires the Board to adopt rules prescribing the approved courses or programs that cover sanitation, health, and safety practices required for natural hair braiding registration. (CD1)

Version chain

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

  1. SB2876 (committee substitute) — source
  2. SB2876_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. SB2876_HD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 90 (pass) · lower
  • Passed Third Reading. — 240 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 30 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 30 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 50 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • DECOITE — primary (person)
  • DECORTE — primary (person)
  • HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
  • KIM — primary (person)
  • MCKELVEY — primary (person)
  • RICHARDS — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-06-04 Act 074, on 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174). became-law
  • 2026-06-04 Act 074, 06/03/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1174). became-law
  • 2026-05-08 Enrolled to Governor. executive-receipt
  • 2026-05-08 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). receipt
  • 2026-05-06 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). receipt
  • 2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). passage
  • 2026-05-06 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. passage
  • 2026-04-29 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
  • 2026-04-29 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 91-26) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2026-04-29 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
  • 2026-04-29 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 91-26).
  • 2026-04-29 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2026-04-29 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) Lamosao, Keohokalole, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-29 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 873). receipt
  • 2026-04-28 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-29-26 3:45PM in conference room 224.
  • 2026-04-28 House Conferees Appointed: Matayoshi Chair; Grandinetti, Pierick.
  • 2026-04-23 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 740). receipt
  • 2026-04-23 Senate Conferees Appointed: Lamosao Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Awa.
  • 2026-04-16 Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). receipt
  • 2026-04-16 Senate disagrees with House amendments. amendment-failure
  • 2026-04-16 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 711). introduction, receipt
  • 2026-04-14 Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2026-04-09 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 Representative(s) Cochran excused (1).
  • 2026-04-09 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1970-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
  • 2026-03-31 The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Iwamoto, Kong, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-03-27 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 03-31-26 2:05PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2026-03-10 Referred to CPC, referral sheet 16 referral-committee
  • 2026-03-10 Pass First Reading reading-1
  • 2026-03-06 Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 83). introduction, receipt
  • 2026-03-06 Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2026-03-05 One Day Notice 03-06-26.
  • 2026-03-05 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2026-03-05 Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2799) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
  • 2026-02-25 The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-02-20 The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-25-26 9:32AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  • 2026-01-30 Referred to CPN. referral-committee
  • 2026-01-26 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2026-01-23 Introduced. introduction

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/a3b1f5ad-bee3-4cac-9bca-e12d37eeb3cd. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).