HI HB 2005
died on adjournmentRELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2005 pass?
No. HI HB 2005 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 (2026-04-21): House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Sayama, Miyake Co-Chairs; Amato, Kapela, Muraoka.
What is HI HB 2005 about?
Establishes a statewide Language Access Education and Workforce Development Program at the University of Hawaii. Establishes positions and appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 2005?
ILAGAN is the primary sponsor of HI HB 2005.
Description
Establishes a statewide Language Access Education and Workforce Development Program at the University of Hawaii. Establishes positions and appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-26
- Latest action
- 2026-04-21 — House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Sayama, Miyake Co-Chairs; Amato, Kapela, Muraoka.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- ILAGANprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-21
House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Sayama, Miyake Co-Chairs; Amato, Kapela, Muraoka.
2026-04-21
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).
receipt
2026-04-17
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
receipt
2026-04-16
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
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
2026-04-14
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 650) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-04-10
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3706) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-10
One Day Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-06
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
committee-passage-favorable
2026-04-01
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-23
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3135) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-23
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2026-03-17
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
2026-03-12
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10
Referred to EDU, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-06
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 74).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-06
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-05
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 810-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-05
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-02-25
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch.
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.
2026-02-20
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 639-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2026-02-20
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
passage,referral-committee
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
2026-02-13
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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
2026-02-09
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 122-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
2026-02-04
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-30
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-28
Referred to HED, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3
referral-committee
2026-01-26
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-23
Pending introduction.
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Votes
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-04 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Garrett: yes
- Amato: yes
- Evslin: yes
- Kapela: yes
- Kila: yes
- La Chica: yes
- Olds: yes
- Woodson: 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 FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-02-25 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Todd: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Hartsfield: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Gedeon: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Kusch: not voting
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-03-17 · 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.
2026-04-06 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Dela Cruz: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- DeCoite: yes
- Elefante: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Inouye: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- Kidani: yes
- Kim: yes
- Richards: yes
- Wakai: yes
- Fevella: yes
- Lee: not voting
- C.: not voting
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.
2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0
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