HI SB 2615
died on adjournmentRELATING TO SCHOOL CAFETERIA MEAL COSTS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
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
2026-04-16
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 683).
introduction,receipt
2026-04-16
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
amendment-failure
2026-04-16
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
receipt
2026-04-14
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-04-10
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2043-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-10
Deferred one day 04-14-26.
deferral
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
2026-04-02
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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.
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
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
2026-03-17
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 03-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-12
Pass First Reading
reading-1
2026-03-12
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 17
referral-committee
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
2026-03-10
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 273).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-06
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2897) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-06
One Day Notice 03-10-26.
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
2026-02-27
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2026-02-18
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2339) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
2026-02-18
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
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
2026-02-10
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 1:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
2026-01-28
Referred to EDU, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-23
Introduced.
introduction
2026-01-23
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
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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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