HI HB 620
died on adjournmentRELATING 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
- —
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
2026-04-02
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
receipt
2026-04-01
House Conferee(s) discharged.
2026-03-20
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
2026-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
receipt
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 2:50PM in conference room 229.
2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 4:40PM in conference room 229.
2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:35PM in conference room 229.
2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:55PM in conference room 229.
2025-04-25
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 6:20PM in conference room 229.
2025-04-24
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 1:30PM in conference room 229.
2025-04-23
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Kanuha, DeCorte.
2025-04-23
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:05PM in conference room 229.
2025-04-23
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 873).
receipt
2025-04-15
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
receipt
2025-04-14
House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza.
2025-04-11
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
receipt
2025-04-10
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
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
2025-04-08
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 659) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-04
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1683) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-04-04
One Day Notice 04-08-25.
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
2025-03-27
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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.
2025-03-14
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
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
2025-03-07
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-03-06
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 260).
introduction,receipt
2025-03-06
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-03-06
Referred to EDU, WAM.
referral-committee
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
2025-02-28
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1101), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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
2025-02-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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.
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
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
2025-01-31
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-21
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
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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