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SR51

Requesting The Attorney General To Conduct A Comprehensive Review Of The Hawaii Revised Statutes To Identify Provisions In Which The Term "impaired" Or A Similar Term Is Used To Describe A Person With A Disability And To Suggest Disability-inclusive Appropriate Amendments.

Introduced·3/10/26
Introduced Text

Requesting the Attorney General to review Hawaii Revised Statutes for outdated disability terminology and suggest inclusive amendments.

This bill asks the Attorney General to review Hawaii's laws for terms like "impaired" that may negatively describe people with disabilities. It seeks to update these terms to reflect modern, respectful language that aligns with disability inclusive practices. The Attorney General is to recommend changes by 2027, ensuring the new terms do not conflict with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Where it stands

Current
In committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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1
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

Senate Judiciary: Passed, With Amendments

5 Yea

RDDDD

0 Nay

Calendar

Apr 6

2:01 PM

Senate Judiciary Hearing

Apr 2

10:45 AM

Senate Judiciary Hearing

History

Apr 6

Senate

The committee on HHS deferred the measure.

Apr 2

Senate

The 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.

Apr 2

Senate

The committee(s) on HHS deferred the measure until 04-06-26 2:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.