HI HB 2296
enactedRELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2296 pass?
Yes. HI HB 2296 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-14): Act 236, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1338).
What is HI HB 2296 about?
Requires the Department of Education to charge not less than one-quarter of the cost of preparing a school meal for each school meal. (SD2)
Who sponsors HI HB 2296?
NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 2296.
Description
Requires the Department of Education to charge not less than one-quarter of the cost of preparing a school meal for each school meal. (SD2)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-07-14 — Act 236, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1338).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- NAKAMURAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-07-14
Act 236, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1338).
became-law
2026-07-14
Act 236, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1338).
became-law
2026-04-27
Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 824).
receipt
2026-04-24
Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 822).
became-law,receipt
2026-04-24
House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
2026-04-24
Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1).
passage
2026-04-24
Transmitted to Governor.
2026-04-23
Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26.
became-law
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, as amended (SD 2). 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. 676) in amended form (SD 2).
2026-04-09
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3676) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-04-09
48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
2026-04-06
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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 deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
deferral
2026-03-30
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3391) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2026-03-30
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-03-30
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
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
2026-03-20
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:12PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2026-03-10
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 200).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-10
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-10
Referred to EDU, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-06
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 954-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-06
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-04
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, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-17
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 316-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-17
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-10
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
2026-02-06
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:15PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-30
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 5
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-26
Pending introduction.
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Documents
Votes
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-10 · 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
Reconsider: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-03-04 · 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
- Gedeon: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Alcos: 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, WITH AMENDMENTS.
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
Reconsider: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2026-04-14 · pass · 25-0
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 3115
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