HI HB 2298

died on adjournment

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 2298 pass?

No. HI HB 2298 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 (2026-03-10): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 201).

What is HI HB 2298 about?

Authorizes the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services of the United States or whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 2298?

NAKAMURA is the primary sponsor of HI HB 2298.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-28
Latest action: 2026-03-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 201).
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-10
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 201).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-10
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-10
Referred to EDU/PSM, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-06
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 960-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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
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
2026-02-27
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-19
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 531-26), recommending referral to FIN.
2026-02-19
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
passage,referral-committee
2026-02-18
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-13
The committee(s) on PBS recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-18-26 at 11:30 AM.
deferral
2026-02-13
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-18-26 11:30AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-11
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-13-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-10
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-09
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 73-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.
2026-02-05
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
2026-02-03
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-30
Referred to EDN, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 5
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-26
Pending introduction.

Versions

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Votes

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-05 · 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
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-02-18 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Belatti: yes
- Iwamoto: yes
- Hashem: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Souza: yes
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

Related bills

Companion bill: SB 3117

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2298&year=2026

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