SB 3024 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO SEX-BASED DISCRIMINATION.

Summary

Clarifies and strengthens the State's protections against sex-based harassment, sex discrimination, and retaliation that occur in public schools, public charter schools, or at the University of Hawaii, including discrimination based on gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, and pregnancy-related conditions. Establishes procedures for investigations and decision-making. Requires mandatory reporting by certain employees. Requires the Department of the Attorney General to conduct a comprehensive legal review. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB3024 → SB3024_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill updates the text to reflect a new Senate District 1 (SD1) version, changing the author, dates, and template numbers. Substantively, it amends the effective date of the law to July 1, 2050, and adds a requirement for the Department of the Attorney General to conduct a comprehensive legal review of the new provisions. The text also includes minor wording adjustments to improve clarity and consistency throughout the definitions and procedures.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on sex-based discrimination in public education, but the effective date is significantly delayed to 2050, and a new administrative review step is added before implementation.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from immediate approval to July 1, 2050.

REQUIREMENT

A new requirement was added for the Department of the Attorney General to conduct a comprehensive legal review of the new provisions to ensure federal compliance.

TECHNICAL

Minor text changes were made to improve clarity, such as changing 'dating relationship' to 'domestic partnership' in consent definitions and updating 'administrative compliant procedure' to 'administrative complaint procedure'.

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

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2583) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDU, JDC/WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

5 primary · 2 co-sponsors