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HI SB 2147

died on adjournment

RELATING TO LOVE MY LIBRARY DAY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2147 pass?

No. HI SB 2147 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 (2026-03-24): Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1359-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

What is HI SB 2147 about?

Designates the first Friday in February of each year as "Love My Library Day" in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2147?

RHOADS, CHANG, ELEFANTE and 7 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2147.

Description

Designates the first Friday in February of each year as "Love My Library Day" in the State. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-03-24 — Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1359-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RHOADSprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • KANUHAprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-24

    Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1359-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  2. 2026-03-24

    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) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

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  3. 2026-03-18

    The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M., Sayama, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  4. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

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  5. 2026-03-12

    Referred to CAA, JHA, referral sheet 17

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  6. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Wednesday, 03-18-26 10:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  7. 2026-03-10

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

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  8. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 180) in amended form (SD 1).

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  9. 2026-03-06

    Reported from WLA/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2958) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  10. 2026-03-06

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

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  11. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  12. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Lamosao, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang.

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  13. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

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  14. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on WLA/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  15. 2026-01-22

    Referred to WLA/EDU.

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  16. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  17. 2026-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

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Votes

  • The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-13 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-13 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Chang: not voting

  • Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-03-18 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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