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

SB2870

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2870

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
1
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Section 369-3,
Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

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1.
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By amending subsection (b) to read:

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"(b)
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The commission shall consist of the
following:

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(1)
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Six ex officio,
nonvoting members or their designees, including the:

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(A)
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Superintendent of
education;

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(B)
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President of the
University of Hawaii system;

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(C)
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Director of labor
and industrial relations;

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(D)
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Director of human
resources development;

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(E)
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Director of human services;
and

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(F)
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Director of
health; and

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(2)
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[
Eight
]
Nine

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

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(A)
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One member shall
be from the county of Hawaii;

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(B)
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One member shall
be from the county of Kauai;

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(C)
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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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(E)
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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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(3)
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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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2.
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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
]
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
]

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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