SB 2354 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS.

Summary

Requires the Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs to make certain contact information for newly registered entities available online. Requires the Director to transmit the contact information to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism's Business Development and Support Division. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 15, 2026 Last action Mar 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2354_HD1 → SB2354_SD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was converted from a House Draft (HD1) to a Senate Draft (SD1), resulting in a change of the effective date from July 1, 3000 to July 1, 2050. The core policy requirements regarding the online availability of small business contact information and the transmission of that data to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism remain substantively unchanged, though some phrasing was adjusted to align with Senate formatting standards.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; it still applies to newly registered business entities in Hawaii.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 3000 to July 1, 2050.

TECHNICAL

Minor phrasing adjustments were made to the text of the bill to conform to Senate drafting conventions, such as changing 'director of commerce and consumer affairs' to 'director of the department of commerce and consumer affairs' in the findings section.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2026 · House Mar 20, 2026

How they voted

24–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 25

Mar 6, 2026

D Democratic22

21 Yea 1

95% Yea

R Republican3

3 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 20, 2026

House · Referred to committee

Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1274-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

Mar 20, 2026

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (49-0-1)

Mar 18, 2026

House · Reported by committee

The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Tam, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

Mar 10, 2026

House · Referred to committee

Referred to ECD, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 16

Mar 6, 2026

House · Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 50) in amended form (SD 1).

Mar 6, 2026

Senate · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

Mar 3, 2026

Senate · Reported by committee

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, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

Feb 23, 2026

Senate · Reported by committee

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

Feb 13, 2026

Senate · Passed

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

Feb 13, 2026

Senate · Referred to committee

Reported from CPN/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2256) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

Feb 3, 2026

Senate · Reported by committee

The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) McKelvey ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

Feb 3, 2026

Senate · Reported by committee

The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

Jan 30, 2026

Senate · Reported by committee

The committee(s) on CPN/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-26 9:35AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

Jan 26, 2026

Senate · Referred to committee

Referred to CPN/EDT, WAM.

Jan 21, 2026

Senate · Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

Jan 15, 2026

Senate · Introduced

Pending Introduction.

7 primary · 2 co-sponsors