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House bill · 2026

HB 1069

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Progress

321 days from first to latest action, across 27 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Jan 21

  2. Referred to committee

    Jan 23

  3. Heard in committee

    Feb 6

  4. Reported from committee

    Feb 6

  5. Passed first chamber

    Feb 27

  6. Passed second chamber

    Apr 8

  7. Sent to governor

    Stopped here

  8. Became law

HouseSenateFebAprJunAugOctDec

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

House · Feb 6, 2025

Passed 11–0

11 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA.

House · Feb 12, 2025

Passed 48–0

48 Yea

0 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

House · Feb 21, 2025

Passed 9–0

9 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Passed Third Reading.

House · Feb 27, 2025

Passed 44–3

44 Yea

3 Nay

4 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

Senate · Mar 17, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 4–1

4 Yea

1 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

Senate · Apr 1, 2025

Passed 12–0

12 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

Senate · Apr 8, 2025

Passed 23–2

23 Yea

2 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Republican

Full history

Every action recorded by Hawaii State Legislature.

  1. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    Dec 8, 2025 · Joint

  2. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    Apr 11, 2025 · Senate

  3. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    Apr 10, 2025 · House

  4. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 725) in amended form (SD 2).

    Apr 8, 2025 · House

  5. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

  6. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

    Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

  7. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1661) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

  8. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. Ways and Means

    Apr 1, 2025 · Senate

  9. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    Mar 27, 2025 · Senate

  10. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. Ways and Means

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  11. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1184) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  12. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. Education

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  13. The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

    Mar 14, 2025 · Senate

  14. Referred to EDU, WAM. Education

    Mar 4, 2025 · Senate

  15. Passed First Reading.

    Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 68).

    Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

  17. Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

    Feb 27, 2025 · House

  18. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 898), recommending passage on Third Reading.

    Feb 27, 2025 · House

  19. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd. Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs

    Feb 21, 2025 · House

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-21-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    Feb 19, 2025 · House

  21. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3). Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs

    Feb 12, 2025 · House

  22. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 466) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

    Feb 12, 2025 · House

  23. The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. Education

    Feb 6, 2025 · House

  24. Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    Feb 3, 2025 · House

  25. Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 3 Education

    Jan 23, 2025 · House

  26. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    Jan 23, 2025 · House

  27. Pending introduction.

    Jan 21, 2025 · House

Authors

In committee

  • Education

    House

    Referred Jan 23, 2025 · heard Feb 6, 2025 · reported after 14 days

  • Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs

    House

    Referred Feb 12, 2025 · heard Feb 21, 2025 · reported after 9 days

  • Education

    Senate

    Referred Mar 4, 2025 · heard Mar 17, 2025 · reported after 13 days

  • Ways and Means

    Senate

    Referred Mar 20, 2025 · heard Apr 1, 2025 · reported after 12 days

Topics

Bill text

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HB 2567RELATING TO EDUCATION.Justin WoodsonDPassed second chamberDid not passApr 21, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).
HB 2398RELATING TO LIBRARIES.Justin WoodsonDPassed first chamberDid not passMar 30, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
SB 3279RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.Donovan Dela CruzDPassed first chamberDid not passMar 30, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Amato voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
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