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HI HB 424

died on adjournment

RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 424 pass?

No. HI HB 424 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 424 about?

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to students enrolled in a public school who meet certain requirements. Reduces the amount the Department of Education is authorized to charge for school meals to all students enrolled in department schools to no more than an unspecified portion of the cost of preparing the meals. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 424?

MATAYOSHI, CHUN, EVSLIN and 17 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 424.

Description

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to students enrolled in a public school who meet certain requirements. Reduces the amount the Department of Education is authorized to charge for school meals to all students enrolled in department schools to no more than an unspecified portion of the cost of preparing the meals. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • HOLTprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 235).

    introduction,receipt

  3. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-03-06

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  6. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1022) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  7. 2025-02-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  8. 2025-02-20

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-02-18

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2025-02-13

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 564) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  11. 2025-02-13

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  12. 2025-02-11

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:01PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  15. 2025-01-21

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

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Votes

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

    2025-02-11 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-20 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: not voting
    • Ward: not voting

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