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HI SB 2614

enacted

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2614 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2614 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-07-14): Act 240, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342).

What is HI SB 2614 about?

Authorizes the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services of the United States or whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. (HD2)

Who sponsors HI SB 2614?

KIDANI, CHANG, DECOITE and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2614, joined by 6 cosponsors.

Description

Authorizes the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services of the United States or whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. (HD2)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-07-14 — Act 240, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KIDANIprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • DECOITEprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • Elefantecosponsor
  • Fukunagacosponsor
  • Inouyecosponsor
  • Kanuhacosponsor
  • McKelveycosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-07-14

    Act 240, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342).

    became-law

  2. 2026-07-14

    Act 240, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-05

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-04

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-01

    Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

    passage

  6. 2026-04-30

    Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-26 in disagreeing to the House amendments.

    became-law

  7. 2026-04-30

    Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 05-01-26.

  8. 2026-04-30

    One Day Notice 05-01-26

  9. 2026-04-30

    Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 804).

    receipt

  10. 2026-04-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 517).

    introduction,receipt

  11. 2026-04-10

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  12. 2026-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

    receipt

  13. 2026-04-09

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2012-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  14. 2026-04-09

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  15. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

    deferral

  17. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 2026-03-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. 2026-03-30

    Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1439-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  20. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    passage,referral-committee

  21. 2026-03-25

    The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  22. 2026-03-20

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1293-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.

  23. 2026-03-20

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  24. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. 2026-03-19

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2026-03-17

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 03-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  28. 2026-03-12

    Referred to EDN, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  30. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 272).

    introduction,receipt

  31. 2026-03-06

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2898) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  32. 2026-03-06

    One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  33. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  35. 2026-02-18

    Reported from EDU/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2328) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  36. 2026-02-18

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  37. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye.

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2026-02-13

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on EDU/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  40. 2026-01-28

    Referred to EDU/PSM, WAM.

    referral-committee

  41. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

  42. 2026-01-23

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-13 · pass · 3-0

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

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 4-0

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

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • Reconsider: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

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

    2026-03-19 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes

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

    2026-03-25 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Belatti: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes

  • Reconsider: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Morikawa: not voting

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