HB 1839 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO IMMIGRATION.

Summary

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)

Issues: ✓ Immigration

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Signed Jun 26, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1839_SD1 → HB1839_SD2 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was revised from Session 1 to Session 2, updating the effective date of the law from July 1, 2055, to March 22, 2075. This change delays when the new requirements for law enforcement agencies to hold public forums regarding immigration data access will take effect. The revision also includes minor updates to metadata and document identifiers.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the Act was changed from July 1, 2055, to March 22, 2075, delaying the implementation of new public forum requirements.

TECHNICAL

Metadata fields including bill numbers, dates, and revision identifiers were updated to reflect the new session version.

HB1839_HD1 → HB1839_HD2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision broadens the definition of 'federal immigration authority' to include all relevant federal agencies, replacing specific references to the Department of Homeland Security with a more inclusive term. It strengthens transparency requirements by mandating that law enforcement agencies provide Fifth Amendment rights warnings before civil immigration interviews and clarifies that records of these interactions must be public records without exemptions. The update also ensures juveniles have specific rights to contact guardians during custody and standardizes the terminology used throughout the statute to refer to federal immigration entities.

Scope change

The scope of the bill's applicability was expanded by redefining 'federal immigration authority' to explicitly include the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United States Customs and Border Protection, and any other federal agency authorized to conduct civil immigration enforcement, rather than limiting references to specific DHS agencies.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'federal immigration authority' was updated to explicitly list the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and United States Customs and Border Protection, and to include any other federal agency authorized to conduct civil immigration enforcement.

REQUIREMENT

Law enforcement agencies are now required to inform individuals of their Fifth Amendment rights, including the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney, before any civil immigration interview begins.

The requirement for law enforcement to provide phone access was clarified to ensure juveniles have a reasonable opportunity to contact a parent, guardian, or legal custodian during custody.

ENFORCEMENT

Records regarding access to detained individuals by federal immigration authorities are now explicitly designated as public records where exemptions under chapter 92F do not apply, with specific instructions to redact personal identifying information.

TECHNICAL

Throughout the text, specific references to 'United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement' were replaced with the broader term 'federal immigration authority' to align with the updated definition.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

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).

lower

May 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, Fevella). Excused, 0 (none).

upper

May 1, 2026

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

upper

May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 187-26).

upper

May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 187-26) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

May 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Apr 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 016.

upper

Apr 29, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:30PM; CR 016.

upper

Apr 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-29-26 3:30PM; Conference Room 016.

upper

Apr 20, 2026

Committee

Re-referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 627) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Apr 14, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Apr 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 30, 2026

Committee

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.

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Mar 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to PSM/EIG, JDC/WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 295).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Feb 17, 2026

Committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 335-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to ECD, JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors