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HI HB 1779

died on adjournment

RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Expands free school meal coverage, beginning with the 2029-2030 school year, to all public school students, including public charter school students, regardless of whether the student participates in a federal school meals program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-22
Status date
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Latest action
2026-03-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 154).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LA CHICAprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • WOODSONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  3. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 154).

    introduction,receipt

  4. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu voting no (2) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  5. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 953-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  6. 2026-03-04

    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. 2026-03-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  8. 2026-02-17

    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) Shimizu voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  9. 2026-02-17

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 319-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  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. 2026-01-26

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  13. 2026-01-22

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  14. 2026-01-21

    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.

    2026-03-04 · 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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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1779&year=2026

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