Bill Commons

HI SR 105

died on adjournment

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TO REQUIRE COMPLETION OF COMPREHENSIVE COURSEWORK IN READING, LANGUAGE, AND LITERACY AS A CONDITION FOR GRADUATION FROM ANY STATE-APPROVED EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM LEADING TO TEACHER LICENSURE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SR 105 pass?

No. HI SR 105 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 (2026-05-12): Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

What is HI SR 105 about?

HI SR 105 is a resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TO REQUIRE COMPLETION OF COMPREHENSIVE COURSEWORK IN READING, LANGUAGE, AND LITERACY AS A CONDITION FOR GRADUATION FROM ANY STATE-APPROVED EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM LEADING TO TEACHER LICENSURE.”.

Who sponsors HI SR 105?

DELA CRUZ, CHANG, ELEFANTE and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI SR 105, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-05-12 — Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
Bill type
resolution
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • DELA CRUZprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KIMprimary
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-12

    Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

  2. 2026-04-09

    Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

    passage

  3. 2026-04-08

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3561) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  4. 2026-04-08

    One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  5. 2026-04-06

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

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  6. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-06-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  7. 2026-03-19

    Referred to EDU.

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  8. 2026-03-16

    Offered.

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Votes

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

    2026-04-06 · pass · 4-0

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

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