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HI HB 2344

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RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2344 pass?

Yes. HI HB 2344 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-15): Act 264, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1367).

What is HI HB 2344 about?

Establishes a temporary, independent Public School Realignment and Closure Commission to develop and recommend a comprehensive package of school consolidations, realignments, and closures based on the federal Base Realignment and Closure model. Requires reports to the Legislature. Requires an expedited approval process for the recommended school consolidations, realignments, and closures. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2344?

YAMASHITA, CHUN, GARRETT and 13 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2344.

Description

Establishes a temporary, independent Public School Realignment and Closure Commission to develop and recommend a comprehensive package of school consolidations, realignments, and closures based on the federal Base Realignment and Closure model. Requires reports to the Legislature. Requires an expedited approval process for the recommended school consolidations, realignments, and closures. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-07-15 — Act 264, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1367).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • YAMASHITAprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • HASHEMprimary
  • ICHIYAMAprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KONGprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • WOODSONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-15

    Act 264, 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1367).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-15

    Act 264, on 07/15/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1367).

    became-law

  3. 2026-06-26

    Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1264)

  4. 2026-06-26

    Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1264)

  5. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  6. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  7. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Elefante). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  8. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and none excused (0).

    passage

  9. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  10. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 4:00PM in conference room 229.

  11. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Yamashita, La Chica, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 149-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  14. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  15. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 149-26).

  16. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  17. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.

  18. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 1:34PM; Conference Room 229.

  19. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-22

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; DeCorte.

  21. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Yamashita Co-Chairs; La Chica, Souza.

  22. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  25. 2026-04-14

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Elefante). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  26. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 682) in amended form (SD 2).

  27. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3718) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  28. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  29. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 3 No(es): Senator(s) Elefante, Inouye, Fevella; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  31. 2026-03-30

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3382) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  32. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  33. 2026-03-23

    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) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-03-18

    The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 03-23-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  35. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  36. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 205).

    introduction,receipt

  37. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  38. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  39. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 962-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  40. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  41. 2026-03-03

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso, Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. 2026-02-19

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 490-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  44. 2026-02-19

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  45. 2026-02-12

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Amato, Olds; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2026-02-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-12-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  47. 2026-02-02

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  48. 2026-01-28

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  49. 2026-01-26

    Pending introduction.

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Votes

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

    2026-02-12 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Garrett: not voting

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

    2026-03-03 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Gedeon: yes

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

    2026-03-23 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting

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

    2026-04-06 · pass · 9-3

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Elefante: no
    • Inouye: no
    • Fevella: no
    • Lee: not voting
    • C.: not voting

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

    2026-04-14 · pass · 24-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Fukunaga: yes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Woodson: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Souza: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Kim: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: not voting

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-06 · pass · 24-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Fukunaga: yes

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