Bill Commons

HI HB 2001

enacted

RELATING TO LOVE MY LIBRARY DAY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 2001 pass?

Yes. HI HB 2001 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-14): Act 009, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).

What is HI HB 2001 about?

Designates the first Friday in February of each year as "Love My Library Day" in the State. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2001?

KUSCH, LEE, TAKENOUCHI and 20 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2001.

Description

Designates the first Friday in February of each year as "Love My Library Day" in the State. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-05-14 — Act 009, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KUSCHprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary
  • M.primary
  • WOODSONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-14

    Act 009, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-14

    Act 009, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).

    became-law

  3. 2026-04-24

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 823).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 815).

    became-law,receipt

  5. 2026-04-23

    House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  6. 2026-04-23

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

    passage

  7. 2026-04-23

    Transmitted to Governor.

  8. 2026-04-22

    Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26.

    became-law

  9. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  10. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  11. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  12. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 649) in amended form (SD 1).

  13. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3728) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  14. 2026-04-10

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  15. 2026-04-10

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  16. 2026-04-08

    The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.

    committee-passage-favorable

  17. 2026-04-02

    Re-Referred to WLA.

    referral-committee

  18. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-08-26 1:04PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  19. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 338).

    introduction,receipt

  20. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  21. 2026-03-12

    Referred to WLA/EDU.

    referral-committee

  22. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  23. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1103-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  24. 2026-03-06

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

  25. 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, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-02-20

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

  27. 2026-02-12

    Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 247-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  28. 2026-02-12

    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 none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  29. 2026-02-06

    The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Reyes Oda.

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2026-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  31. 2026-01-28

    Referred to CAA, JHA, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  32. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  33. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-06 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Sayama: not voting
    • Reyes Oda: not voting

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

    2026-02-24 · pass · 8-0

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

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

    2026-04-08 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • DeCorte: not voting

  • Reconsider: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0

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