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HI HB 287

died on adjournment

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2 AND ARTICLE XVIII, SECTION 12, OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO ESTABLISH LOCAL ELECTED SCHOOL BOARDS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 287 pass?

No. HI HB 287 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 287 about?

Proposes a constitutional amendment that would establish local school boards throughout the State to be elected by the voters and to serve no more than twelve years as a member.

Who sponsors HI HB 287?

SHIMIZU, WARD, REYES ODA and 5 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 287.

Description

Proposes a constitutional amendment that would establish local school boards throughout the State to be elected by the voters and to serve no more than twelve years as a member.

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • SHIMIZUprimary
  • WARDprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • ALCOSprimary
  • GARCIAprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • MURAOKAprimary
  • PIERICKprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-21

    Referred to EDN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-17

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-16

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=287&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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