HI HB 1343
died on adjournmentRELATING TO EDUCATION.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 1343 pass?
No. HI HB 1343 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 1343 about?
Requires the Board of Education to adopt a policy that bans the use of phones and related devices by students during school hours. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 1343?
SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TARNAS and 27 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1343.
Description
Requires the Board of Education to adopt a policy that bans the use of phones and related devices by students during school hours. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-23
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- SOUZAprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TARNASprimary
- TEMPLOprimary
- TODDprimary
- WARDprimary
- WOODSONprimary
- AMATOprimary
- CHUNprimary
- EVSLINprimary
- GARCIAprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- HOLTprimary
- KAHALOAprimary
- KILAprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- LA CHICAprimary
- LAMOSAOprimary
- LOWENprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- MATSUMOTOprimary
- MORIKAWAprimary
- OLDSprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- PIERICKprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- QUINLANprimary
- SAYAMAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-03-06
Referred to EDU, JDC.
referral-committee
2025-03-06
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-03-06
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 359).
introduction,receipt
2025-03-04
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2025-02-28
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1083), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-21
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-19
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-21-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-13
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 Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-13
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 581) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
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
2025-02-07
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:01PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-27
Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 4
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
Versions
Documents
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 JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-21 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Takayama: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Cochran: not voting
- Todd: not voting
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Perruso: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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