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HI HB 1224

died on adjournment

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 1224 pass?

No. HI HB 1224 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 1224 about?

Requires the department of education to prohibit cell phone use during the instructional day, prohibit student access to social media through the school's internet, and implement a social media education campaign. Creates exemptions for students requiring accommodations, emergency situations, and teacher authorizations.

Who sponsors HI HB 1224?

MATSUMOTO, ALCOS, EVSLIN and 9 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1224.

Description

Requires the department of education to prohibit cell phone use during the instructional day, prohibit student access to social media through the school's internet, and implement a social media education campaign. Creates exemptions for students requiring accommodations, emergency situations, and teacher authorizations.

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • ALCOSprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • MURAOKAprimary
  • PIERICKprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • WARDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-27

    Referred to EDN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-22

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1224&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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