HI HB 1676
died on adjournmentRELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 1676 pass?
No. HI HB 1676 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 (2026-03-23): The committee on EDU deferred the measure.
What is HI HB 1676 about?
Establishes an Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force to develop guidelines and recommendations for the use of artificial intelligence in state public education. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 1676?
GARRETT, AMATO, EVSLIN and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1676.
Description
Establishes an Artificial Intelligence in Education Task Force to develop guidelines and recommendations for the use of artificial intelligence in state public education. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-03-23 — The committee on EDU deferred the measure.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- GARRETTprimary
- AMATOprimary
- EVSLINprimary
- KAPELAprimary
- OLDSprimary
- SAYAMAprimary
- WOODSONprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-03-23
The committee on LBT deferred the measure.
deferral
2026-03-23
The committee on EDU deferred the measure.
deferral
2026-03-20
The committee(s) on EDU/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10
Referred to EDU/LBT, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-06
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-06
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 37).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-05
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-05
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 813-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-02-25
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, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-23
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-18
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-18
Reported from HED/EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 401-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-13
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Olds, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kila, Souza.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-13
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kila, Souza.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-11
Bill re-scheduled for decision making on Friday, 02-13-26 2:10PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-10
The committee(s) on HED/EDN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-13-26 2:00PM.
deferral
2026-02-05
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED/EDN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26
Referred to HED/EDN, FIN, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-20
Prefiled.
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Votes
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-13 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Garrett: yes
- Amato: yes
- Evslin: yes
- Kapela: yes
- La Chica: yes
- Olds: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Muraoka: yes
- Kila: not voting
- Souza: not voting
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-13 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Woodson: yes
- La Chica: yes
- Amato: yes
- Evslin: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Kapela: yes
- Olds: yes
- Muraoka: yes
- Kila: not voting
- Souza: not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-02-25 · 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
- Alcos: yes
- Gedeon: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
Related bills
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