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HI HB 1343

died on adjournment

RELATING 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

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-03-06

    Referred to EDU, JDC.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  4. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 359).

    introduction,receipt

  5. 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.

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  6. 2025-02-28

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1083), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  7. 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

  8. 2025-02-19

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-21-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 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

  10. 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.

  11. 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

  12. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:01PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2025-01-27

    Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 4

    referral-committee

  14. 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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