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HI HB 1925

died on adjournment

RELATING TO CLIMATE EDUCATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1925 pass?

No. HI HB 1925 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 (2026-03-10): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 167).

What is HI HB 1925 about?

Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a climate literacy certificate program to provide students with an advanced understanding of climate change through academic coursework and hands-on learning. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1925?

PERRUSO, AMATO, GRANDINETTI and 14 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1925.

Description

Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a climate literacy certificate program to provide students with an advanced understanding of climate change through academic coursework and hands-on learning. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-03-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 167).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • PERRUSOprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HARTSFIELDprimary
  • HASHEMprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TEMPLOprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 167).

    introduction,receipt

  2. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  4. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 956-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  5. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (5) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  6. 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, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2026-02-27

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

  8. 2026-02-17

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 315-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  9. 2026-02-17

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  10. 2026-02-10

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-02-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:15PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  12. 2026-01-28

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  14. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-10 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes
  • 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
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: yes

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