House bill · 2026
HB 2005
RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.
Progress
88 days from first to latest action, across 32 recorded actions.
Filed
Jan 23
Referred to committee
Jan 28
Heard in committee
Feb 4
Reported from committee
Feb 4
Passed first chamber
Mar 5
Passed second chamber
Apr 14
Sent to governor
Stopped here
Became law
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 HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
House · Feb 4, 2026
Passed 10–0
10 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB.
House · Feb 10, 2026
Passed 51–0
51 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
House · Feb 17, 2026
Passed 6–0
6 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2.
House · Feb 20, 2026
Passed 49–0
49 Yea
0 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
House · Feb 25, 2026
Passed 15–0
15 Yea
0 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Passed Third Reading.
House · Mar 5, 2026
Passed 48–1
48 Yea
1 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate · Mar 17, 2026
Passed 3–0
3 Yea
0 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
Senate · Apr 6, 2026
Passed 12–0
12 Yea
0 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.
Senate · Apr 14, 2026
Passed 25–0
25 Yea
0 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by Hawaii State Legislature.
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).
Apr 21, 2026 · Senate
House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Sayama, Miyake Co-Chairs; Amato, Kapela, Muraoka.
Apr 21, 2026 · House
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
Apr 17, 2026 · Senate
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
Apr 16, 2026 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 650) in amended form (SD 1).
Apr 14, 2026 · House
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Apr 14, 2026 · Senate
One Day Notice 04-14-26.
Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3706) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C.. Ways and Means
Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. Ways and Means
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3135) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga. Education
Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Referred to EDU, WAM. Education
Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading.
Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 74).
Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
Mar 5, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 810-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Mar 5, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch. Finance
Feb 25, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 23, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Finance
Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 639-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
Feb 20, 2026 · House
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. Labor
Feb 17, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 13, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Labor
Feb 10, 2026 · House
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 122-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
Feb 9, 2026 · House
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. Higher Education
Feb 4, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 30, 2026 · House
Referred to HED, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3 Higher Education
Jan 28, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Jan 26, 2026 · House
Pending introduction.
Jan 23, 2026 · House
Authors
In committee
- Higher Education
House
Referred Jan 28, 2026 · heard Feb 4, 2026 · reported after 7 days
- Labor
House
Referred Feb 10, 2026 · heard Feb 17, 2026 · reported after 7 days
- Finance
House
Referred Feb 20, 2026 · heard Feb 25, 2026 · reported after 5 days
- Education
Senate
Referred Mar 10, 2026 · heard Mar 17, 2026 · reported after 7 days
- Ways and Means
Senate
Referred Mar 23, 2026 · heard Apr 6, 2026 · reported after 14 days
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