HB 1737
  • Introduced
    Jan 20, 2026
  • Passed House
    Mar 10, 2026
  • Passed Senate
  • Became Law
HB 1737
Hawaii House Bill
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RELATING TO FARM EMPLOYEE HOUSING.
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Senate • Mar 18, 2026: The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
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Feb 06, 2026, House
The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
YES: 9
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 9

NO: 0

    OTHER: 0
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    Feb 06, 2026, House
    The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
    YES: 7
    NO: 0
    OTHER: 2
    YES: 7

    NO: 0

      EXCUSED: 2

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      Feb 11, 2026, House
      Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
      YES: 50
      NO: 0
      OTHER: 1
      YES: 50

      NO: 0

        EXCUSED: 1

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        Feb 18, 2026, House
        The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
        YES: 7
        NO: 0
        OTHER: 0
        YES: 7

        NO: 0

          OTHER: 0
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          Feb 20, 2026, House
          Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Perruso voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
          YES: 50
          NO: 0
          OTHER: 1
          YES: 50

          NO: 0

            EXCUSED: 1

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            Mar 04, 2026, House
            The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
            YES: 8
            NO: 0
            OTHER: 2
            YES: 8

            NO: 0

              EXCUSED: 2

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              Mar 10, 2026, House
              Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
              YES: 51
              NO: 0
              OTHER: 0
              YES: 51

              NO: 0

                OTHER: 0
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                Mar 18, 2026, Senate
                The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
                YES: 5
                NO: 0
                OTHER: 0
                YES: 5

                NO: 0

                  OTHER: 0
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                  Mar 18, 2026, Senate
                  The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
                  YES: 3
                  NO: 0
                  OTHER: 2
                  YES: 3

                  NO: 0

                    EXCUSED: 2

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                    • Mar 18, 2026 | Senate
                      • The committee(s) on HOU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HOU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Chang, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Elefante.
                      • The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
                    • Mar 13, 2026 | Senate
                      • The committee(s) on AEN/HOU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
                    • Mar 12, 2026 | Senate
                      • Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 276).
                      • Passed First Reading.
                      • Referred to AEN/HOU, JDC.
                    • Mar 10, 2026 | House
                      • Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
                    • Mar 06, 2026 | House
                      • Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1195-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
                      • Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
                    • Mar 04, 2026 | House
                      • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Cochran.
                    • Feb 27, 2026 | House
                      • Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
                    • Feb 20, 2026 | House
                      • Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 599-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
                      • Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Perruso voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
                    • Feb 18, 2026 | House
                      • The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Chun, Kusch, Kahaloa, Lowen, Quinlan, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
                    • Feb 13, 2026 | House
                      • Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Wednesday, 02-18-26 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
                    • Feb 11, 2026 | House
                      • Reported from HSG/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 179-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.
                      • Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
                    • Feb 06, 2026 | House
                      • The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Evslin, Miyake, Cochran, Grandinetti, Kila, Kitagawa, La Chica, Muraoka, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
                      • The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Iwamoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Woodson.
                    • Feb 03, 2026 | House
                      • Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG/WAL on Friday, 02-06-26 8:45AM in House conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
                    • Jan 26, 2026 | House
                      • Referred to HSG/WAL, AGR, JHA, referral sheet 1
                    • Jan 21, 2026 | House
                      • Introduced and Pass First Reading.
                    • Jan 20, 2026 | House
                      • Prefiled.
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