What does Hawaii House Bill HB 2296 do?

Apr 27, 2026 | Senate
- Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 824).
Apr 24, 2026 | House
- House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
- Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 2 with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Gedeon voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kapela excused (1).
- Transmitted to Governor.
Apr 24, 2026 | Senate
- Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 822).
Apr 23, 2026 | House
- Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26.
Apr 17, 2026 | Senate
- Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).
Apr 16, 2026 | House
- House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
Apr 14, 2026 | House
- Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 676) in amended form (SD 2).
Apr 14, 2026 | Senate
- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3676) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.
Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
Apr 01, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Mar 30, 2026 | Senate
- Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3391) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
Mar 25, 2026 | Senate
- 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) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.
Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:12PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 200).
- Passed First Reading.
- Referred to EDU, WAM.
Mar 06, 2026 | House
- Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 954-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
Mar 04, 2026 | House
- 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, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
Mar 02, 2026 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Feb 17, 2026 | House
- Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 316-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
Feb 10, 2026 | House
- 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.
Feb 06, 2026 | House
- Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:15PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Jan 30, 2026 | House
- Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 5
Jan 28, 2026 | House
- Introduced and Pass First Reading.
Jan 26, 2026 | House
- Pending introduction.

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