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HB 1849STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO LICENSING.

Removes the barrier that requires applicants for professional or vocational licensing to be United States citizens, United States nationals, or persons with work visas. Allows an applicant to provide the applicant's individual tax identification number with a sworn affidavit in lieu of social security numbers when the applicant does not have a social security number. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 2/20/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

10 yea·1 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/20/2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Matsumoto voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
  2. 2/20/2026Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 677-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
  3. 2/10/2026The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.
  4. 2/6/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  5. 1/26/2026Referred to CPC, JHA, referral sheet 2
  6. 1/26/2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.
  7. 1/23/2026Pending introduction.