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HI HB 2005

died on adjournment

RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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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

  1. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Sayama, Miyake Co-Chairs; Amato, Kapela, Muraoka.

  2. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

    receipt

  3. 2026-04-17

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-16

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  5. 2026-04-14

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

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  6. 2026-04-14

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 650) in amended form (SD 1).

  7. 2026-04-10

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3706) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  8. 2026-04-10

    One Day Notice 04-14-26.

  9. 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

  10. 2026-04-01

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  11. 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.

  12. 2026-03-23

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  13. 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.

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  14. 2026-03-12

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  15. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  16. 2026-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 74).

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  17. 2026-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  18. 2026-03-05

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 810-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  19. 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.

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  20. 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

  21. 2026-02-23

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. 2026-02-20

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 639-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  23. 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).

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  24. 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

  25. 2026-02-13

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

  26. 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).

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  27. 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.

  28. 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

  29. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  30. 2026-01-28

    Referred to HED, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3

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  31. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  32. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

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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