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HI SB 201

died on adjournment

RELATING TO STUDENT OUT-OF-SERVICE-AREA ATTENDANCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 201 pass?

No. HI SB 201 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 SB 201 about?

Prohibits the Department of Education from mandating that any student attend a school outside the student's service area. Establishes a 5 year phaseout period. Requires the DOE to submit annual progress reports.

Who sponsors HI SB 201?

FEVELLA, CHANG are the primary sponsors of HI SB 201.

Description

Prohibits the Department of Education from mandating that any student attend a school outside the student's service area. Establishes a 5 year phaseout period. Requires the DOE to submit annual progress reports.

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • FEVELLAprimary
  • CHANGprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-17

    Referred to EDU, JDC/WAM.

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-13

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=201&year=2026

Attribution

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

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