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HI SB 894

died on adjournment

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 894 pass?

No. HI SB 894 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 (2026-04-02): Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

What is HI SB 894 about?

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for regional kitchen expansion to fulfill the local farm-to-school meal goal requiring thirty per cent of the food served in public schools to consist of locally sourced products. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 894?

KANUHA is the primary sponsor of HI SB 894.

Description

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for regional kitchen expansion to fulfill the local farm-to-school meal goal requiring thirty per cent of the food served in public schools to consist of locally sourced products. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-17
Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KANUHAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  4. 2025-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).

    receipt

  5. 2025-04-17

    House Conferees Appointed: Kahaloa, Woodson, Kusch Co-Chairs; Matsumoto.

  6. 2025-04-08

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 588).

    introduction,receipt

  7. 2025-04-08

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  8. 2025-04-08

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774).

    receipt

  9. 2025-04-04

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1964), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  10. 2025-04-04

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kapela excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  11. 2025-04-01

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-03-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2025-03-21

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1439), recommending referral to FIN.

  14. 2025-03-21

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

    passage,referral-committee

  15. 2025-03-18

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin.

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-03-14

    Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1242) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDN.

  17. 2025-03-14

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EDN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  18. 2025-03-14

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. 2025-03-13

    The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  20. 2025-03-10

    Re-referred to AGR, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 21

    referral-committee

  21. 2025-03-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Thursday, 03-13-25 9:15AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. 2025-03-06

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  23. 2025-03-06

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 19

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-03-04

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  25. 2025-03-04

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 217) in amended form (SD 3).

    introduction,receipt

  26. 2025-02-28

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 830) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 3).

  27. 2025-02-28

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.

  28. 2025-02-26

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  29. 2025-02-20

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-25 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  30. 2025-02-14

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 546) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referral to WAM.

  31. 2025-02-14

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  32. 2025-02-13

    The committee on EDU reconsidered its previous decision.

  33. 2025-02-13

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2025-02-11

    The committee on EDU will reconsider its previous decision on 02-10-25 and will hold a public decision making on 02-13-25 9:30AM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  35. 2025-02-10

    The committee on EDU deferred the measure.

    deferral

  36. 2025-02-07

    Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  37. 2025-02-07

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-10-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  38. 2025-02-06

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 71) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to EDU.

  39. 2025-02-06

    Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to EDU.

    passage

  40. 2025-02-05

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2025-02-04

    The committee(s) on EDU will hold a public decision making on 02-07-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  42. 2025-02-04

    The committee on EDU has deleted the measure from decision making scheduled on 02-07-25 3:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  43. 2025-02-04

    The committee(s) on EDU will hold a public decision making on 02-05-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  44. 2025-01-23

    Referred to EDU.

    referral-committee

  45. 2025-01-21

    Passed First Reading.

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  46. 2025-01-17

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-05 · pass · 4-0

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

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

    2025-02-13 · pass · 3-0

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

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

    2025-02-26 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 3).

    2025-03-04 · pass · 25-0

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

    2025-03-13 · pass · 3-1

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Perruso: no
    • Quinlan: not voting
    • Ward: not voting

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

    2025-03-18 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Evslin: not voting

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

    2025-04-01 · pass · 14-0

    Member-level votes (16)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: not voting

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=894&year=2026

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