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---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO IMMIGRATION."
description: "Requires state and county law enforcement agencies to notify an individual in the custody of a state or county law enforcement agency of their rights before any interview with federal immigration authorities pertaining to certain matters regarding civil immigration violations can commence. Designates all records relating to federal immigration authorities' access to detained individuals provided by a state or local law enforcement agency as public records. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 1839"
citation: "Hawaii HB 1839 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Access to Detained Individuals", "Civil Immigration Interviews", "Due Process", "Immigration", "Law Enforcement Agencies", "Public Records"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AMATO", "BELATTI", "GRANDINETTI", "HUSSEY", "ILAGAN", "KUSCH", "MARTEN", "MATAYOSHI", "MORIKAWA", "OLDS", "PERRUSO", "POEPOE", "SOUZA", "TAM", "TARNAS"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 50
vote_count: 10
first_action: "2026-01-22"
last_action: "2026-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cd2978f-ad1d-4e7a-a3e7-7386c1aa201c"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1839&year=2026"
source_hash: "8373423f91a94a1002553e36c04e737754ce1f9ad97a5907cb0ed2d5280c3285"
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 HB 1839 (2026) — RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.
Requires state and county law enforcement agencies to notify an individual in the custody of a state or county law enforcement agency of their rights before any interview with federal immigration authorities pertaining to certain matters regarding civil immigration violations can commence. Designates all records relating to federal immigration authorities' access to detained individuals provided by a state or local law enforcement agency as public records. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB1839** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1839_.HTM)
2. **HB1839_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1839_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB1839_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1839_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB1839_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1839_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB1839_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1839_SD1_.HTM)
6. **HB1839_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1839_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–1** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–2** (pass) · upper
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–2** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **12–1** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). — **23–2** (pass) · upper
- Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — **22–3** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–1** (pass) · upper
- The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- AMATO — primary (person)
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- GRANDINETTI — primary (person)
- HUSSEY — primary (person)
- ILAGAN — primary (person)
- KUSCH — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- MATAYOSHI — primary (person)
- MORIKAWA — primary (person)
- OLDS — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)
- SOUZA — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)
- TARNAS — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-06-26** Act 161, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262). `became-law`
- **2026-06-26** Act 161, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1262). `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, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2026-05-06** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 0 (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. 187-26).
- **2026-05-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
- **2026-05-01** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 187-26) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2026-05-01** 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.
- **2026-05-01** 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) Fukunaga, Wakai, Rhoads, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-30** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2026-04-29** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:30PM; CR 016.
- **2026-04-28** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 016.
- **2026-04-27** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 760). `receipt`
- **2026-04-24** Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Wakai, Rhoads, Lee, C. Co-Chairs.
- **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.
- **2026-04-20** Re-referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30 `referral-committee`
- **2026-04-17** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). `receipt`
- **2026-04-16** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2026-04-14** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 627) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2026-04-14** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2026-04-10** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
- **2026-04-10** Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3776) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2026-04-08** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-08** 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 ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-06** The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-30** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-30** Reported from PSM/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3294) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.
- **2026-03-23** The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-23** The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Richards ; 2 No(es): Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-16** The committee(s) on PSM/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
- **2026-03-12** Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC/WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2026-03-12** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2026-03-12** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 295). `introduction, receipt`
- **2026-03-10** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Kila, Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Muraoka, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2026-03-06** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
- **2026-03-06** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1122-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2026-02-25** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-02-23** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2026-02-17** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-17** Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 335-26) 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, 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](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3cd2978f-ad1d-4e7a-a3e7-7386c1aa201c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).