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HI HB 288

died on adjournment

RELATING TO SCHOOL BUS SERVICES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 288 pass?

No. HI HB 288 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 288 about?

Authorizes the Department of Education to use alternative vehicles for student transportation under certain conditions. Allows the Department of Education to institute a staggered school hours program in public schools. Appropriates funds for the purchase of alternative vehicles and individuals to obtain CDL licensure. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 288?

REYES ODA, ALCOS, GARCIA and 5 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 288.

Description

Authorizes the Department of Education to use alternative vehicles for student transportation under certain conditions. Allows the Department of Education to institute a staggered school hours program in public schools. Appropriates funds for the purchase of alternative vehicles and individuals to obtain CDL licensure. 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
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Subjects

Sponsors

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

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-13

    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, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

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  3. 2025-02-13

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 568) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  4. 2025-02-11

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  5. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:01PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-01-21

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-01-17

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  8. 2025-01-16

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-11 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=288&year=2026

Attribution

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

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