HI HB 238
died on adjournmentRELATING TO EARLY CHILD CARE.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 238 pass?
No. HI HB 238 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI HB 238 about?
Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and implement a Child Care Provider Subsidy and Bonus Program to provide subsidies to retain the existing child care workforce in licensed infant and toddler child care centers, group child care centers, and group child care homes and bonuses to registered family child care homes. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 238?
MARTEN, GRANDINETTI, HOLT and 15 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 238.
Description
Requires the Department of Human Services to establish and implement a Child Care Provider Subsidy and Bonus Program to provide subsidies to retain the existing child care workforce in licensed infant and toddler child care centers, group child care centers, and group child care homes and bonuses to registered family child care homes. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-17
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- MARTENprimary
- GRANDINETTIprimary
- HOLTprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KILAprimary
- KITAGAWAprimary
- LA CHICAprimary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- MORIKAWAprimary
- OLDSprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- SAYAMAprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TAKENOUCHIprimary
- TAMprimary
- TARNASprimary
- TODDprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-05
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 154) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-05
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-01-30
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-27
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Thursday, 01-30-25 9:35AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to HSH, FIN, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2025-01-17
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-16
Pending introduction.
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Documents
Votes
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-01-30 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Marten: yes
- Olds: yes
- Amato: yes
- Chun: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Garcia: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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