HB 1522 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO DISCRIMINATION.

HB 1522 extends the time period to file a discrimination complaint with the Hawaii Civil Rights Commission from the current limit to one year. This change directly affects individuals who experience discrimination in Hawaii, giving them more time to seek redress through the Commission. The bill’s key provision modifies the statute of limitations for filing such complaints, allowing a full year from the alleged discriminatory act to submit a formal complaint. The bill is currently pending before the House Judiciary Committee for further review.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1522 → HB1522_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect House District 1 amendments, changing the bill title and author information. The most significant substantive change is the modification of the effective date for the new statute of limitations, moving it from immediate approval to July 1, 3000, likely as a placeholder or error in the draft.

Scope change

The scope of the bill remains focused on extending the time limit for filing discrimination complaints, but the timing of when this change applies has been altered.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the new one-year statute of limitations was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000.'

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include 'HD 1', and the author name was changed from Steven Lum to Aaron Supple.

Several metadata fields, including version numbers and document IDs, were updated to reflect the new draft version.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to JDC.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 238).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to JHA, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 21, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 14, 2026

Introduced

Prefiled.

lower

19 primary · 0 co-sponsors