Bill Commons

HI HB 1894

enacted

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Follow this bill’s action updates (Atom)

Subscribe in a feed reader. The feed covers recorded actions from the last 30 days; Bill Commons may record an action after it happened at the legislature.

Quick answers

Did HI HB 1894 pass?

Yes. HI HB 1894 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-14): Act 243, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1345).

What is HI HB 1894 about?

Requires the Department of Education to include the instruction of braille and provision of braille instructional materials under certain circumstances; provide braille literacy support services; cooperate with the Department of Human Services when requested to submit information necessary to maintain a register of the blind in the State; provide comprehensive information about braille literacy services, assistive technology devices, and assistive technology services, including educational programming options; and participate in the development of section 504 plans and individualized education programs. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1894?

WOODSON, AMATO, GRANDINETTI and 21 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1894.

Description

Requires the Department of Education to include the instruction of braille and provision of braille instructional materials under certain circumstances; provide braille literacy support services; cooperate with the Department of Human Services when requested to submit information necessary to maintain a register of the blind in the State; provide comprehensive information about braille literacy services, assistive technology devices, and assistive technology services, including educational programming options; and participate in the development of section 504 plans and individualized education programs. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-07-14 — Act 243, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1345).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
—

Subjects

Sponsors

  • WOODSONprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HUSSEYprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-14

    Act 243, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1345).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-14

    Act 243, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1345).

    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 in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  6. 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

  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 of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, McKelvey, Kidani, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-05-01

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 178-26) 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. 178-26).

  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 to reconvene on 04-30-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.

  16. 2026-04-27

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

  17. 2026-04-22

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

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; McKelvey, Kidani Co-Chairs; DeCorte.

  19. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; La Chica, Olds, Souza.

  20. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  22. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  23. 2026-04-14

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  24. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 638) in amended form (SD 1).

  25. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3707) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  26. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  27. 2026-04-08

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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

  28. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-08-26 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  29. 2026-03-30

    Reported from EDU/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3389) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  30. 2026-03-30

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  31. 2026-03-25

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  32. 2026-03-25

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2026-03-20

    The committee(s) on EDU/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  34. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 164).

    introduction,receipt

  35. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  36. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-03-06

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 955-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  38. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  39. 2026-03-03

    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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2026-02-27

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  41. 2026-02-19

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 519-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  42. 2026-02-19

    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

  43. 2026-02-17

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2026-02-13

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  45. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  46. 2026-01-26

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  47. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-17 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Garrett: not voting

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · 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

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

    2026-03-25 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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

    2026-03-25 · pass · 3-0

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

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

    2026-04-08 · 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.

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Kim: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

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

    2026-05-01 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Woodson: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Souza: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1894&year=2026

Attribution

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

Inspect retained evidence for changes recorded after evidence tracking began:

Source and document changesStatus and relationship changes

Session-wide evidence can include changes to other bills:

Bulk imports for this sessionSession dates and activity

Use this data

Every field on this page is available from the free public API — no key or licence required. Fetch this bill as JSON: GET /api/v1/bills?jurisdiction=HI&identifier=HB 1894. See the API docs or the MCP server for AI assistants.

Known limitations

  • Sponsor party and chamber affiliation are not yet captured by this API.
  • Committee referrals are not yet captured.

See the methodology page for data sources and limitations.