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

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Sponsor: TAM, AMATO, GRANDINETTI, ILAGAN, PERRUSO, SAYAMA
Last action: 2026-03-12
Official status: Referred to HHS, WAM.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Expanding the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission

This bill increases the number of voting members in the Hawaii State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus Commission from eight to eleven by adding three new seats.

What This Bill Does

Adds one seat for a person under the age of twenty-nine to the commission.
Adds one seat each for appointees chosen by the Speaker of the House and Senate President.
Changes the total number of voting members in the commission from eight to eleven.

Who It Names or Affects

The Hawaii State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus Commission
Members appointed by the Governor, Speaker of the House, and Senate President

Terms To Know

voting members: People who can vote on decisions made by the commission.
ex officio: A position held because of someone's other official role, such as a government job.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how these new members will be chosen.
It is unclear what the exact responsibilities or duties of the new members are.

Amendments

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HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment increases the number of voting members in the Hawaii State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus Commission from eight to eleven by adding three new positions.

Adds one voting member who must be under the age of twenty-nine at the time of appointment.
Adds two additional voting members appointed by the Speaker of the House and the Senate President.

The amendment specifies an effective date of July 1, 3000, which seems unusual and may be a placeholder or error.

Bill History

2026-03-12 S
Referred to HHS, WAM.
2026-03-12 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-03-12 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 307).
2026-03-10 H
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.
2026-03-06 H
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1129-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-04 H
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.
2026-02-27 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-18 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0).
2026-02-18 H
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 377-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-02-12 H
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.
2026-02-10 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 02-12-26 10:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26 H
Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 2
2026-01-26 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-23 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, QUEER, PLUS COMMISSION.
Hawaii State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus Commission; Membership
Expands the membership of the Hawaii State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Plus Commission from eight voting members to eleven by adding one seat for a person under the age of twenty-nine and one seat each for the appointees of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senate President, respectively. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB1877

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1877

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to the Hawaii state lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, plus commission
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION
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Section 369-3,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

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By amending subsection (b) to read:

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The commission shall consist of the
following:

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Six ex officio,
nonvoting members or their designees, including the:

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Superintendent of
education;

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President of the
University of Hawaii system;

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Director of labor
and industrial relations;

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Director of human
resources development;

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Director of human services;
and

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Director of
health; and

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[
Eight
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Nine

voting members who shall be appointed by the governor in accordance with
section 26-34; provided that of these [
eight
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Nine
members:

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One member shall
be from the county of Hawaii;

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One member shall
be from the county of Kauai;

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One member shall
be from the county of Maui;

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(D)
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Four members shall
be from the city and county of Honolulu; [
and
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One member shall
represent the Hawaii sexual and gender minority workgroup of the department of
health[
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; and

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(F)
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One
member shall be under the age of twenty-nine at the time of their appointment;
and

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Two voting
members, one of whom shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives and one of whom shall be appointed by the senate president.
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By amending subsection (d) to read:

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(d)
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A chairperson of the commission shall be
elected annually from the [
eight
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eleven
appointed members of the
commission.
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A quorum to do business or
validate any act of the commission shall consist of a majority of the [
eight
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eleven
appointed members of the commission."

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SECTION 2.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Hawaii
State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Plus Commission; Membership

Description:

Expands
the membership of the Hawaii State Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer,
Plus Commission from eight voting members to eleven.

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