Hawaii Senate Bill 2877
Session 2026
Relating To Education.
Active
Passed Senate on May 6, 2026
First Action
Jan 23, 2026
Latest Action
May 8, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2877
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
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)
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05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed 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).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
Senate
The 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.
05/01/2026
House
The 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.
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 135-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 135-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/30/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.
04/29/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 1:37PM in conference room 229.
04/28/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.
04/27/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.
04/23/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 4:15PM; Conference Room 229.
04/21/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; Hashimoto, DeCorte.
04/21/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: La Chica, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
04/10/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 523).
04/10/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/10/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).
04/09/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2011-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/09/2026
House
Passed 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.
04/07/2026
House
The 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.
04/02/2026
House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
04/02/2026
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/31/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/30/2026
House
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1509-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
03/30/2026
House
Passed 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).
03/24/2026
House
The 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.
03/20/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/10/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/10/2026
House
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 16
03/06/2026
Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
03/06/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 84) in amended form (SD 1).
03/05/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2764) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
03/05/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 03-06-26.
03/02/2026
Senate
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, 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.
02/25/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/23/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/18/2026
Senate
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2337) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
02/18/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
02/11/2026
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, Kidani, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto.
02/06/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
01/30/2026
Senate
Referred to EDU, WAM.
01/26/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
01/23/2026
Senate
Introduced.
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HI Legislature
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Record Created
Jan 24, 2026 6:25:40 AM
Record Updated
May 10, 2026 6:09:22 AM