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Bill RELATING TO VISAS. Establishes uniform statewide requirements for policies and processes for the issuance of U or T visa certifications for noncitizen victims of crime that are consistent with federal laws and regulations governing U and T visas. Requires each state and county certifying entity to adopt a policy and process for the issuance of U or T visa certifications, consistent with those statewide requirements. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2026 HB 1838 Hawaii HB 1838 (2026)
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Hawaii HB 1838 (2026) — RELATING TO VISAS.

Establishes uniform statewide requirements for policies and processes for the issuance of U or T visa certifications for noncitizen victims of crime that are consistent with federal laws and regulations governing U and T visas. Requires each state and county certifying entity to adopt a policy and process for the issuance of U or T visa certifications, consistent with those statewide requirements. (CD1)

Version chain

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

  1. HB1838 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB1838_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB1838_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB1838_HD2 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB1838_SD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 3–0 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 5–0 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 7–1 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 16–0 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. — 25–0 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 2–0 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 12–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • AMATO — primary (person)
  • BELATTI — primary (person)
  • GEDEON — primary (person)
  • HUSSEY — primary (person)
  • ILAGAN — primary (person)
  • IWAMOTO — primary (person)
  • KUSCH — primary (person)
  • MARTEN — primary (person)
  • OLDS — primary (person)
  • POEPOE — primary (person)
  • SAYAMA — primary (person)
  • SHIMIZU — primary (person)
  • SOUZA — primary (person)
  • Reyes Oda — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-06-24 Act 142, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243). became-law
  • 2026-06-24 Act 142, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243). became-law
  • 2026-05-07 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 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 Representative(s) Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) 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
  • 2026-05-01 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
  • 2026-05-01 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 144-26).
  • 2026-05-01 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
  • 2026-05-01 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 144-26) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2026-04-30 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) Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-30 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  • 2026-04-29 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:40PM; CR 325.
  • 2026-04-28 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.
  • 2026-04-27 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.
  • 2026-04-24 Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.
  • 2026-04-23 Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.
  • 2026-04-23 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725). receipt
  • 2026-04-22 Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Awa.
  • 2026-04-20 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786). receipt
  • 2026-04-20 House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.
  • 2026-04-16 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599). receipt
  • 2026-04-14 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2026-04-10 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 532) in amended form (SD 1).
  • 2026-04-10 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2026-04-09 One Day Notice 04-10-26.
  • 2026-04-09 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3644) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
  • 2026-04-07 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-04-02 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  • 2026-03-30 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2026-03-30 Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3346) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  • 2026-03-27 The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-03-23 The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  • 2026-03-23 Re-Referred to JDC, WAM. referral-committee
  • 2026-03-10 Referred to JDC/GVO, WAM. referral-committee
  • 2026-03-06 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2026-03-06 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 54). introduction, receipt
  • 2026-03-05 Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2026-03-05 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 778-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2026-03-02 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-02-27 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2026-02-20 Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
  • 2026-02-20 Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 741-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
  • 2026-02-13 The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-02-11 Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2026-02-11 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2026-02-11 Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 151-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
  • 2026-02-06 The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-02-02 Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2026-01-26 Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1 referral-committee
  • 2026-01-23 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2026-01-22 Pending introduction.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c559ade8-4f4d-40a4-a5f9-981d0e1ec54f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).

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