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HI HB 1888

enacted

RELATING TO THE SAFETY OF EDUCATIONAL WORKERS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1888 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1888 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-14): Act 234, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336).

What is HI HB 1888 about?

Part I: Requires the Department of Education and state public charter schools to take certain steps to better address the harassment of educational workers, including sports officials. Authorizes the Attorney General to assist educational workers, including sports officials at department of education or public charter school sporting events, who have been subject to harassment or intentional bodily injury in obtaining a temporary restraining order. Part II: Includes the intentional, knowing or reckless disruption or interference with a school function, school administration, or school board under the offense of harassment. Makes harassment to an educational worker, including sports officials, engaged in the performance of their duty a misdemeanor. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1888?

WOODSON, AMATO, BELATTI and 27 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1888.

Description

Part I: Requires the Department of Education and state public charter schools to take certain steps to better address the harassment of educational workers, including sports officials. Authorizes the Attorney General to assist educational workers, including sports officials at department of education or public charter school sporting events, who have been subject to harassment or intentional bodily injury in obtaining a temporary restraining order. Part II: Includes the intentional, knowing or reckless disruption or interference with a school function, school administration, or school board under the offense of harassment. Makes harassment to an educational worker, including sports officials, engaged in the performance of their duty a misdemeanor. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-07-14 — Act 234, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • WOODSONprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-14

    Act 234, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-14

    Act 234, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1336).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Transmitted to Governor.

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto voting no (1) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Sayama, Tarnas, Lee, M., Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  9. 2026-05-01

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Elefante, Rhoads, Wakai, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 150-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 150-26).

  13. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26

  14. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.

  15. 2026-04-29

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 1:37PM in conference room 229.

  16. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.

  17. 2026-04-27

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 1:35PM in conference room 229.

  18. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Elefante, Rhoads, Wakai Co-Chairs; DeCorte.

  20. 2026-04-20

    Re-referred to EDN, LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 30

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Sayama, Tarnas, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  22. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).

    receipt

  23. 2026-04-17

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  25. 2026-04-14

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  26. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 636) in amended form (SD 2).

  27. 2026-04-10

    Reported from JDC/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3807) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  28. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  29. 2026-04-09

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-04-09

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2026-04-07

    The committee(s) on JDC/WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-09-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  32. 2026-03-30

    Reported from EDU/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3388) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC/WAM.

  33. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC/WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  34. 2026-03-23

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2026-03-23

    The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on EDU/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  37. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 312).

    introduction,receipt

  38. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  39. 2026-03-12

    Referred to EDU/LBT, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  40. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  41. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1139-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  42. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  43. 2026-02-24

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2026-02-20

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 638-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

  45. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    passage,referral-committee

  46. 2026-02-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  47. 2026-02-17

    The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  48. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  49. 2026-02-10

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  50. 2026-02-09

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 76-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

  51. 2026-02-03

    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

  52. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  53. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  54. 2026-01-26

    Referred to EDN, LAB, JHA, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  55. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-03 · 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 LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-17 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-24 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Hashem: not voting
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Garcia: not voting

  • The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-23 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting

  • The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-23 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Ihara: not voting

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-09 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-09 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Fevella: yes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Woodson: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Muraoka: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

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