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SB 2841STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO HUMAN TRAFFICKING.

By July 1, 2027, requires the Department of the Attorney General to develop a Human Trafficking Awareness Training Program to educate and train workers in the transient accommodations sector. Requires transient accommodations employers and transient accommodations third-party contractors to periodically provide the human trafficking awareness training to certain employees and contract workers and keep records of the training. By January 1, 2028, requires transient accommodations employers and transient accommodations third-party contractors to post signage regarding human trafficking awareness. By October 1, 2027, requires transient accommodations employers and transient accommodations third-party contractors to develop and implement a human trafficking prevention policy that includes procedures for the reporting of suspected human trafficking.

Voted 2/12/2026View source

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How representatives voted

9 yea·0 nay·1 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/12/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
  2. 2/12/2026Reported from JDC/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2227) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  3. 2/5/2026The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
  4. 2/5/2026The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.
  5. 1/30/2026The committee(s) on JDC/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-26 9:00AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
  6. 1/30/2026Referred to JDC/LBT, WAM.
  7. 1/26/2026Passed First Reading.
  8. 1/23/2026Introduced.