Hawaii SB 2877 — RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Hawaii, 2026. SB 2877: RELATING TO EDUCATION.

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Latest action

July 14, 2026 — Act 244, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346).

Summary

Requires the Department of Education to establish a two-year Student-Authored Book Publication Pilot Program. Authorizes the Pilot Program to be conducted for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders at up to five Kalihi public elementary schools and up to five Nanakuli-Waianae public elementary schools to be integrated into existing curricula. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Sponsors

• KIM — primary sponsor
• CHANG — primary sponsor
• DECOITE — primary sponsor
• DECORTE — primary sponsor
• HASHIMOTO — primary sponsor
• KIDANI — primary sponsor
• MCKELVEY — primary sponsor
• RICHARDS — primary sponsor
• Kanuha
• San Buenaventura

Bill text

SB2877_CD1 Read version ↗ Read version ↗

SB2877_HD1 Read version ↗ Read version ↗

SB2877_SD1 Read version ↗ Read version ↗

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Recorded votes

Legislative history

1. January 23, 2026Introduced.
2. January 26, 2026Passed First Reading.
3. January 30, 2026Referred to EDU, WAM.
4. February 6, 2026The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
5. February 11, 2026The 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, Kidani, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto.
6. February 18, 2026Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2337) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
7. February 18, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
8. February 23, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
9. February 25, 2026The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
10. March 2, 2026The 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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
11. March 5, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2764) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
12. March 5, 2026One Day Notice 03-06-26.
13. March 6, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
14. March 6, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 84) in amended form (SD 1).
15. March 10, 2026Pass First Reading
16. March 10, 2026Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 16
17. March 20, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
18. March 24, 2026The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett, Kila.
19. March 30, 2026Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1509-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
20. March 30, 2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Shimizu voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
21. March 31, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
22. April 2, 2026The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
23. April 2, 2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
24. April 7, 2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
25. April 9, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2011-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
26. April 9, 2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
27. April 10, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 523).
28. April 10, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.
29. April 10, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).
30. April 20, 2026House Conferees Appointed: La Chica, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
31. April 20, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
32. April 21, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; Hashimoto, DeCorte.
33. April 21, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
34. April 23, 2026Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 4:15PM; Conference Room 229.
35. April 27, 2026Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.
36. April 28, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.
37. April 29, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 1:37PM in conference room 229.
38. April 30, 2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.
39. May 1, 2026The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
40. May 1, 2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) La Chica, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 0 Excused: none.
41. May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 135-26).
42. May 1, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
43. May 1, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 135-26) as amended in (CD 1).
44. May 1, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
45. May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
46. May 6, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0).
47. May 6, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
48. May 8, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
49. May 8, 2026Enrolled to Governor.
50. July 14, 2026Act 244, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346).
51. July 14, 2026Act 244, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346).

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