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Hawaii 2026

HB 620

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Appropriations ($), Braille, Braille Instruction, Braille Literacy Resource Center, DOE, Individualized Educational Programs, Low Vision or Blind Students, Print Instructional Materials, Rules, Section 504 Plans
Introduced / first action
2025-01-17 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Establishes braille literacy as a policy of the State. Requires literacy assessments for eligible low vision and blind students to include braille instruction and the use of braille. Authorizes the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules. Establishes the Braille Literacy Resource Center. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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Source-supplied history

Actions

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

    receipt

  2. House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  4. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  5. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 2:50PM in conference room 229.

  7. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 4:40PM in conference room 229.

  8. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:35PM in conference room 229.

  9. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:55PM in conference room 229.

  10. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 6:20PM in conference room 229.

  11. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 1:30PM in conference room 229.

  12. Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Kanuha, DeCorte.

  13. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:05PM in conference room 229.

  14. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 873).

    receipt

  15. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).

    receipt

  16. House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza.

  17. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  18. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

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

    passage

  20. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 659) in amended form (SD 1).

  21. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1683) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  22. One Day Notice 04-08-25.

  23. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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

  24. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  25. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1088) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  26. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    reading-2, referral-committee

  27. 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

  28. The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  29. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 260).

    introduction, receipt

  30. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  31. Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  32. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  33. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1101), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  34. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  36. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 346) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  37. 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) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  38. The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  40. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

  41. Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2

    referral-committee

  42. Pending introduction.

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