HI SB 421
died on adjournmentRELATING TO LITERACY.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
Quick answers
Did HI SB 421 pass?
No. HI SB 421 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 421 about?
Requires the Department of Education to administer a general dyslexia screening to all students in kindergarten through grade three. Requires the Department of Education to continue to administer the general English language arts universal screening for students in kindergarten through grade nine. Requires the Department of Education to collaborate with teacher training programs to ensure prospective candidates are trained on literacy instruction, including evidence-based intervention, to support all students. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Who sponsors HI SB 421?
KIDANI, AQUINO, CHANG and 9 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 421, joined by 2 cosponsors.
Description
Requires the Department of Education to administer a general dyslexia screening to all students in kindergarten through grade three. Requires the Department of Education to continue to administer the general English language arts universal screening for students in kindergarten through grade nine. Requires the Department of Education to collaborate with teacher training programs to ensure prospective candidates are trained on literacy instruction, including evidence-based intervention, to support all students. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-16
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- KIDANIprimary
- AQUINOprimary
- CHANGprimary
- DECOITEprimary
- FEVELLAprimary
- GABBARDprimary
- HASHIMOTOprimary
- INOUYEprimary
- KIMprimary
- MCKELVEYprimary
- RICHARDSprimary
- SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
- Moriwakicosponsor
- Wakaicosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-12
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-12
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 344) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-02-07
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-04
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 3:08PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-01-21
Referred to EDU, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-01-16
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-01-16
Introduced.
introduction
Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-07 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Kidani: yes
- Kim: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- DeCorte: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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