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HI HB 904

died on adjournment

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 904 pass?

No. HI HB 904 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 904 about?

Requires the State Public Charter School Commission to submit an annual report on public charter schools before the opening day of each Regular Session of the Legislature. Requires the Board of Education to review and approve the annual report before the report is issued to the Governor, Legislature, and the public. Takes effect 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 904?

WOODSON, AMATO, IWAMOTO and 9 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 904.

Description

Requires the State Public Charter School Commission to submit an annual report on public charter schools before the opening day of each Regular Session of the Legislature. Requires the Board of Education to review and approve the annual report before the report is issued to the Governor, Legislature, and the public. Takes effect 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
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
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MATAYOSHIprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • 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. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  4. 2025-04-15

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

    receipt

  5. 2025-04-14

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

  6. 2025-04-08

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559).

    receipt

  7. 2025-04-04

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  8. 2025-04-03

    Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  9. 2025-04-03

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 555) in amended form (SD 1).

  10. 2025-04-01

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1489) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  11. 2025-04-01

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  12. 2025-04-01

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-03-25.

  13. 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

  14. 2025-03-07

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

  15. 2025-03-04

    Referred to EDU.

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-02-28

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 42).

    introduction,receipt

  17. 2025-02-28

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  18. 2025-02-27

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 854), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  19. 2025-02-27

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  20. 2025-02-20

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-02-18

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. 2025-02-13

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 562) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  23. 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).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  24. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  25. 2025-02-03

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

  26. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-01-23

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  28. 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 FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-20 · pass · 14-0

    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
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: not voting
    • 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
  • Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2025-04-03 · pass · 25-0

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