HI HB 2001

enacted

RELATING TO LOVE MY LIBRARY DAY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Designates the first Friday in February of each year as "Love My Library Day" in the State. (SD1)

Introduced: 2026-01-26
Status date: —
Latest action: 2026-05-14 — Act 009, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

2026-05-14
Act 009, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).
became-law
2026-05-14
Act 009, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).
became-law
2026-04-23
Transmitted to Governor.
2026-04-24
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 823).
receipt
2026-04-23
Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Evslin excused (1).
passage
2026-04-23
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
2026-04-23
Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 815).
became-law,receipt
2026-04-22
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26.
became-law
2026-04-17
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
receipt
2026-04-16
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
2026-04-14
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 649) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-14
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2026-04-10
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-10
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-04-10
Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3728) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2026-04-08
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-02
The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-08-26 1:04PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.
2026-04-02
Re-Referred to WLA.
referral-committee
2026-03-12
Referred to WLA/EDU.
referral-committee
2026-03-12
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-12
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 338).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-10
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-06
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
2026-03-06
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1103-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-24
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-12
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-12
Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 247-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-02-06
The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Reyes Oda.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-03
Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-28
Referred to CAA, JHA, referral sheet 3
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-23
Pending introduction.

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Votes

The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-06 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Kapela: yes
- Kong: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Sayama: not voting
- Reyes Oda: not voting
Reconsider: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-24 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Cochran: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Sayama: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Hashem: not voting
- Garcia: not voting
The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-04-08 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (6)
- Lee: yes
- C: yes
- Inouye: yes
- Chang: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- DeCorte: not voting
Reconsider: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 2147

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2001&year=2026

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