HI HB 623
died on adjournmentRELATING TO EDUCATION.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 623 pass?
No. HI HB 623 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI HB 623 about?
Requires the Board of Education to adopt a policy that bans the use of phones and related devices by students during school hours.
Who sponsors HI HB 623?
WOODSON, EVSLIN, GARCIA and 13 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 623.
Description
Requires the Board of Education to adopt a policy that bans the use of phones and related devices by students during school hours.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- WOODSONprimary
- EVSLINprimary
- GARCIAprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- LA CHICAprimary
- LOWENprimary
- MARTENprimary
- OLDSprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- PIERICKprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- QUINLANprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TARNASprimary
- WARDprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-01-21
Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
Versions
- HB623Compare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 1264
Official source
Attribution
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