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HI HB 901

died on adjournment

RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 901 pass?

No. HI HB 901 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 901 about?

Clarifies the grounds for an appeal of non-renewal or revocation of a charter contract. Authorizes public charters schools to appeal directly to the Board of Education on matters regarding the schools' operations, governance, or funding, with certain exceptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI HB 901?

WOODSON is the primary sponsor of HI HB 901.

Description

Clarifies the grounds for an appeal of non-renewal or revocation of a charter contract. Authorizes public charters schools to appeal directly to the Board of Education on matters regarding the schools' operations, governance, or funding, with certain exceptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • WOODSONprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  2. 2025-03-06

    Referred to EDU, JDC.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  4. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 301).

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  5. 2025-03-04

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

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  6. 2025-02-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25.

  7. 2025-02-28

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1073) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  8. 2025-02-21

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Belatti; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd.

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  9. 2025-02-19

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-21-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  10. 2025-02-13

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).

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  11. 2025-02-13

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 561) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  12. 2025-02-06

    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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  13. 2025-02-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. 2025-01-23

    Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 3

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  15. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  16. 2025-01-21

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-06 · 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 JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-02-21 · pass · 8-1

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Perruso: no
    • Cochran: not voting
    • Todd: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

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