HR 95 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE LGBTQ+ COMMISSION AND HAWAII STATE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN TO COLLABORATE AND CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE HAWAII REVISED STATUTES AND RECOMMEND AMENDMENTS TO INCORPORATE GENDER-NEUTRAL TERMINOLOGY.

HR 95 is a House Resolution requesting the Hawaii State LGBTQ+ Commission and the Commission on the Status of Women to jointly review all Hawaii Revised Statutes. It directs them to recommend amendments to replace gendered language (like "he/she" or "male/female") with inclusive, gender-neutral terms across state laws. The resolution requires the commissions to draft proposed legislation, create guidelines for future bills, and submit a final report to the Legislature by early 2026. This action does not change existing law but initiates a review to align statutes with Hawaii's commitment to inclusivity for all gender identities.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Mar 2025

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Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Mar 28, 2025

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Committee

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Matsumoto, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey, Muraoka, Ward excused (4).

lower

Mar 28, 2025

Committee

Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1680) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to JHA.

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Takenouchi.

lower

Mar 14, 2025

Committee

Referred to HSH, JHA, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors