Hawaii

Hawaii: bills from both sides, with enacted laws, hearings, court cases and the legislators who sponsor the bills.

Bills

303 bills: 65 Anti-LGBTQ+, 238 Pro-LGBTQ+. 31 are enacted (0 Anti-LGBTQ+, 31 Pro-LGBTQ+). “Enacted” is the status this tracker records for the bill.

Bills by status
StatusBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Failed24358185
Enacted31031
Pending28721
Vetoed101

Most recent bills

All 303 bills

Titles, summaries and tags are on each bill's page. The Bills list shows them for the bills of Hawaii: all, Anti-LGBTQ+ or Pro-LGBTQ+.

Bills by year

Introduced each year

Bills introduced each year in Hawaii, by sideColumns for each year from 2003 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.010203040502003: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2005: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2006: 13 Pro-LGBTQ+2009: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2010: 6 Anti-LGBTQ+, 13 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 4 Anti-LGBTQ+, 20 Pro-LGBTQ+2012: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 18 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+, 9 Pro-LGBTQ+2014: 5 Anti-LGBTQ+, 8 Pro-LGBTQ+2015: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 3 Anti-LGBTQ+, 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2017: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 9 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2020: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 9 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 1 Anti-LGBTQ+, 10 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 7 Anti-LGBTQ+, 15 Pro-LGBTQ+2024: 12 Anti-LGBTQ+, 22 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 7 Anti-LGBTQ+, 28 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 10 Anti-LGBTQ+, 38 Pro-LGBTQ+200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Bills introduced each year in Hawaii, by sideColumns for each year from 2003 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.01020304050200620102014201820222026

Enacted, by the year introduced

Enacted bills in Hawaii by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2003 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.0123452003: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2005: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2006: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2010: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2011: 5 Pro-LGBTQ+2012: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2013: 2 Pro-LGBTQ+2016: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2018: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2019: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2021: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2022: 1 Pro-LGBTQ+2023: 3 Pro-LGBTQ+2025: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+2026: 4 Pro-LGBTQ+200420062008201020122014201620182020202220242026Enacted bills in Hawaii by the year they were introduced, by sideColumns for each year from 2003 to 2026. The numbers are in the table below the chart.012345200620102014201820222026
  • Anti-LGBTQ+
  • Pro-LGBTQ+

A bill is counted in the year of its session, and an enacted bill in the year it was introduced. A year with no bill in the data has no column.

Show the numbers
Bills introduced and enacted each year
YearIntroducedIntroduced, Anti-LGBTQ+Introduced, Pro-LGBTQ+EnactedEnacted, Anti-LGBTQ+Enacted, Pro-LGBTQ+
2026481038404
202535728404
2024341222000
202322715303
202211110101
20211019101
2020505000
2019505303
2018909101
2017303000
2016835101
2015413000
20141358000
20131239202
201223518101
201124420505
201019613202
2009202000
200613013101
2005202101
2003101101

Topics and tags

A bill can have more than one topic or tag, so the rows add up to more than the number of bills.

Topics

Bills by topic
TopicBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Identity documents32626
Bathrooms & facilities404
Sports participation17170
Youth gender-affirming care27324
Adult gender-affirming care15015
Insurance coverage24024
Prisons, jails & detention808
Schools & curriculum35629
DEI & bias training202
Book bans & censorship624
Pronouns, names & outing505
Marriage, family & custody521438
Nondiscrimination protections1247117
Hate crimes202
Religious exemptions990
Military service707
Conversion therapy624
Repealing or reversing LGBTQ-related law202
Symbolic resolutions & recognition22220
Government process, funding & data18018

Tags

The most-used tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Birth Certificate Or Identification26026
Insurance Nondiscrimination24024
Education Nondiscrimination19019
Broad Nondiscrimination16016
Healthcare Nondiscrimination16016
Commissions, Task Forces, and Studies14014
Civil Unions13013
Sports Ban: K1213130
Anti-Bullying12012
Marriage Equality12012
Same-Sex Marriage Ban: Constitutional Amendment12120
Sports Ban: SWSA11110
Show the other 62 tags
The other tags
TagBillsAnti-LGBTQ+Pro-LGBTQ+
Gender Affirming Care909
Housing Nondiscrimination909
Prisoner Nondiscrimination808
Sports Ban: Colleges880
Domestic Partner Nondiscrimination707
Employment Nondiscrimination707
Military Nondiscrimination707
Supportive Resolution707
Supportive Resolution: Nondiscrimination707
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Menstrual Rights606
Provider Protections606
Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination606
Safe State Bill606
Same-Sex Marriage Ban660
Inclusive Language505
Religious Exemptions: Solemnization550
Same-Sex Marriage Discrimination550
Birth Certificate or Identification Change Ban440
Conversion Therapy Ban404
Don't Say Gay: Elementary440
Don't Say Trans: Elementary440
Forced Outing: Mental Emotional Well-Being440
Inclusive Bathrooms404
Invasive Intersex Surgery Ban404
LGBTQ+ Health Care404
Privacy: Data Protection404
Sports Ban: Secondary440
Child Custody Bill330
Easy Name And Gender Changes303
Gender Affirming Care Ban: Minors330
Religious Exemptions: Marriage330
Algorithmic Nondiscrimination202
Anti-Censorship: Library Protection202
Censorship: Age Verification220
Censorship: Online Obscenity220
Conversion Therapy Legalization220
Discrimination in Education220
End Legal Recognition220
Gender Affirming Care Ban: VCPA220
Gender Affirming Care Protections202
Government Services Nondiscrimination202
HIV and STI Care202
Implicit Bias Training202
LGBTQ+ Child Custody Protections202
LGBTQ+ Education202
LGBTQ+ Resolution202
Pride Flag Support202
Public Grants Nondiscrimination202
Religious Exemptions: Academic220
Religious Exemptions: MRFA220
Repeal Anti-LGBTQ Laws202
Supportive Resolution: Marriage202
Anti-Harassment101
Child Custody Protections101
End Trans Panic Defense101
Forced Outing: Schools110
Forced Outing: Schools: Trans110
Foster Children Protections101
Hate Crime Classification101
Patient and Provider Protections101
Religious Exemptions: Medical110
Religious Exemptions: RFRA110

Hearings

No hearings are listed for this jurisdiction.

Legislators

The sponsors of the bills listed here, with the number of those bills each one sponsors.

Legislators, by the number of the listed bills they sponsor
NamePartyRoleDistrictBills sponsored
Stanley ChangDSenatorSD-00950
Karl RhoadsDSenatorSD-01348
Chris LeeDSenatorSD-02536
Michelle KidaniDSenatorSD-01836
Amy PerrusoDRepresentativeHD-04633
Adrian TamDRepresentativeHD-02431
Lisa MartenDRepresentativeHD-05131
John MizunoDRepresentativeHD-02930
Joy San BuenaventuraDSenatorSD-00228
Terez AmatoDRepresentativeHD-01127

All 167 legislators

Party as recorded: D Democratic, R Republican, I Independent; other codes are shown as recorded.

Court cases

No court cases are listed for this jurisdiction.

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Bill data comes from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0 and used here in modified form. Outcome coding, category tags and the summaries are the Trans Data Initiative team's, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0 with credit.