RELATING TO LICENSING.
Summary
Removes the barrier requiring applicants for professional or vocational licensing to be United States citizens, United States nationals, or persons with work visas. Allows applicants to provide individual tax identification numbers in lieu of social security numbers if all other requirements are met.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2026
Last action Feb 3, 2026
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 9:31AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Committee
Referred to CPN, JDC.
upper
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jarrett Keohokalole
DDemocratic
P
Michelle Kidani
DDemocratic
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
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