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HI SB 2615

died on adjournment

RELATING TO SCHOOL CAFETERIA MEAL COSTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2615 pass?

No. HI SB 2615 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 (2026-04-16): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 683).

What is HI SB 2615 about?

Requires the Department of Education to charge no less than one-quarter of the cost of preparing a school meal for each school meal. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2615?

KIDANI, CHANG, DECOITE and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2615, joined by 4 cosponsors.

Description

Requires the Department of Education to charge no less than one-quarter of the cost of preparing a school meal for each school meal. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-04-16 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 683).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KIDANIprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • DECOITEprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • Dela Cruzcosponsor
  • Kanuhacosponsor
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 683).

    introduction,receipt

  2. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  3. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-14

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

    passage

  5. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2043-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  6. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  7. 2026-04-07

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. 2026-03-24

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1382-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  10. 2026-03-24

    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) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  11. 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

  12. 2026-03-17

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

  13. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  14. 2026-03-12

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  15. 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

  16. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 273).

    introduction,receipt

  17. 2026-03-06

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2897) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  18. 2026-03-06

    One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  19. 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

  20. 2026-02-27

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

  21. 2026-02-18

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2339) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  22. 2026-02-18

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  23. 2026-02-13

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 1:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  25. 2026-01-28

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  26. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

  27. 2026-01-23

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting
    • 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
  • 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 FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-07 · pass · 16-0

    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
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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