HB 1957 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO SAFE ENTRYWAYS.

Summary

Establishes, for a county with a population greater than three hundred thousand, enforcement procedures to prevent people or personal property from blocking or otherwise impeding ingress or egress to private doorways and entranceways. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Apr 7, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1957_HD1 → HB1957_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change its application from cities to counties, expanding the geographic scope of enforcement. This adjustment ensures the new rules regarding blocking entranceways apply to larger county jurisdictions rather than just specific cities, likely to accommodate areas that have grown beyond city limits or to standardize enforcement across broader regions.

Scope change

The bill's applicability was expanded from 'cities' to 'counties' with a population of 300,000 or more.

SCOPE

Changed the jurisdiction from cities to counties for the population threshold of 300,000.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of prohibited activity to apply to counties instead of cities.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill header and version numbers to reflect the Senate Draft 1 status.

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

Apr 1, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Mar 24, 2026

Committee

Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3165) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Mar 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

upper

Mar 16, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 3:15PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to PSM, JDC.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 324).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

15 primary · 0 co-sponsors