HI HB 2399
died on adjournmentRELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did HI HB 2399 pass?
No. HI HB 2399 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. 210).
What is HI HB 2399 about?
Appropriates funds to the State Public Charter School Commission for prekindergarten-only public charter schools. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 2399?
HOLT, ALCOS, AMATO and 18 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 2399.
Description
Appropriates funds to the State Public Charter School Commission for prekindergarten-only public charter schools. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2026-01-28
- Latest action
- 2026-03-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 210).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- HOLTprimary
- ALCOSprimary
- AMATOprimary
- BELATTIprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- IWAMOTOprimary
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOYprimary
- KILAprimary
- KUSCHprimary
- LEEprimary
- M.primary
- LOWENprimary
- MARTENprimary
- MATAYOSHIprimary
- MIYAKEprimary
- MORIKAWAprimary
- MURAOKAprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- REYES ODAprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TEMPLOprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-10
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 210).
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. 942-26), 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 EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 517-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-19
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 none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-17
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-13
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 6
referral-committee
2026-01-28
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-27
Pending introduction.
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-17 · pass · 9-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Woodson: yes
- La Chica: yes
- Amato: yes
- Evslin: yes
- Kapela: yes
- Kila: yes
- Olds: yes
- Muraoka: yes
- Souza: yes
- Garrett: not voting
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
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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