HB 1877 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, PLUS COMMISSION.

HB 1877 expands the Hawaii State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus Commission from eight to eleven voting members. The bill adds three additional voting positions to the commission's existing structure. This change directly affects the commission's composition, increasing its capacity to represent diverse LGBTQ+ perspectives within the state government. The bill is currently pending introduction and has not yet advanced through legislative committees.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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MINOR

This bill updates the Hawaii State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus Commission by clarifying the description of its new members, including a specific seat for a person under age twenty-nine. It also significantly delays the bill's effective date from its original approval to July 1, 3000, ensuring the changes do not take effect immediately.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the composition of the Commission, but the applicability of the new membership rules is delayed significantly.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 3000.

DEFINITION

The description of the Commission's expanded membership was updated to explicitly detail the addition of seats for a young person, the Speaker of the House, and the Senate President.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to HHS, WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 307).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.

lower

Feb 18, 2026

Committee

Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 377-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takenouchi.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors