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HI HB 620

died on adjournment

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 620 pass?

No. HI HB 620 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 (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

What is HI HB 620 about?

Establishes braille literacy as a policy of the State. Requires literacy assessments for eligible low vision and blind students to include braille instruction and the use of braille. Authorizes the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules. Establishes the Braille Literacy Resource Center. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 620?

WOODSON, AMATO, CHUN and 17 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 620.

Description

Establishes braille literacy as a policy of the State. Requires literacy assessments for eligible low vision and blind students to include braille instruction and the use of braille. Authorizes the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules. Establishes the Braille Literacy Resource Center. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • WOODSONprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • HOLTprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATSUMOTOprimary
  • MORIKAWAprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • PIERICKprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TAMprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 2:50PM in conference room 229.

  7. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 4:40PM in conference room 229.

  8. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:35PM in conference room 229.

  9. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:55PM in conference room 229.

  10. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 6:20PM in conference room 229.

  11. 2025-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 1:30PM in conference room 229.

  12. 2025-04-23

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Kanuha, DeCorte.

  13. 2025-04-23

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:05PM in conference room 229.

  14. 2025-04-23

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 873).

    receipt

  15. 2025-04-15

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  16. 2025-04-14

    House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza.

  17. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  18. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  19. 2025-04-08

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  20. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 659) in amended form (SD 1).

  21. 2025-04-04

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1683) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  22. 2025-04-04

    One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  23. 2025-04-02

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-03-27

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  25. 2025-03-14

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1088) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  26. 2025-03-14

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  27. 2025-03-10

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2025-03-07

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  29. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 260).

    introduction,receipt

  30. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  31. 2025-03-06

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  33. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1101), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  34. 2025-02-26

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  36. 2025-02-11

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 346) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  37. 2025-02-11

    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

  38. 2025-02-04

    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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2025-01-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  40. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  41. 2025-01-21

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  42. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-04 · 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
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-26 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Ward: not voting
  • The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-10 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-04-02 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2025-04-08 · pass · 25-0

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