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HB1838Introduced in the House

Relating To Visas.

Passed

Introduced by Greggor Ilagan, District 4

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Establishes uniform statewide requirements for policies and processes for the issuance of U or T visa certifications for noncitizen victims of crime that are consistent with federal laws and regulations governing U and T visas. Requires each state and county certifying entity to adopt a policy and process for the issuance of U or T visa certifications, consistent with those statewide requirements. (CD1)

Where it stands

Act 142, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).

June 24, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · April 30, 2026

5

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

5 representatives recorded in this House vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Greggor Ilagan4Yes
David Tarnas8Yes
Joe Gedeon18Yes
Adrian Tam24Yes
Ikaika Hussey29Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to ECD, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-06-26 8:30AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  6. Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 151-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Takayama.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 741-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 778-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 54).

  17. Passed First Reading.

  18. Referred to JDC/GVO, WAM.

  19. Re-Referred to JDC, WAM.

  20. The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-26 10:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  21. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Awa.

  22. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3346) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  24. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  25. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

  26. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3644) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  27. One Day Notice 04-10-26.

  28. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  29. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 532) in amended form (SD 1).

  30. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  31. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).

  32. House Conferees Appointed: Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey Co-Chairs; Tam, Gedeon.

  33. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

  34. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Elefante Co-Chair; Awa.

  35. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

  36. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.

  37. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.

  38. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.

  39. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 3:40PM; Conference Room 325.

  40. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 3:40PM; CR 325.

  41. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Tarnas, Hussey, Tam, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  42. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Elefante; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  43. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 144-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  44. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  45. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 144-26).

  46. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  47. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  48. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Kila voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).

  49. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  50. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  51. Transmitted to Governor.

  52. Act 142, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).

  53. Act 142, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1243).

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