Hawaii House Bill 1785
Session 2026
Relating To Student Transportation.
Active
Passed Senate on May 6, 2026
Sponsors
22 Sponsors
First Action
Jan 21, 2026
Latest Action
May 8, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1785
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Authorizes the Superintendent to hire a new contractor if a contractor under a student transportation contract fails to provide service on a contracted service capacity or designated service segment for five or more consecutive instructional days. Authorizes the Department of Education to assess a penalty if a contractor fails to provide service on a designated service segment without an approved justification. Authorizes the use of the School Bus Fare Revolving Fund to offset costs associated with procuring replacement services. (CD1)
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05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/07/2026
House
Transmitted 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; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 108-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 108-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
04/30/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) La Chica, Lee, M., Olds, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/30/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/29/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 2:45PM in conference room 229.
04/28/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.
04/27/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; DeCorte.
04/27/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 778).
04/27/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 2:55PM; Conference Room 229.
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: La Chica, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Olds, Woodson, Souza.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
04/14/2026
House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
04/10/2026
Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
04/10/2026
House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 527) in amended form (SD 1).
04/09/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3637) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
04/09/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 04-10-26.
04/07/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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..
04/02/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-07-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
03/30/2026
Senate
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3386) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
03/30/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
03/23/2026
Senate
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.
03/18/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 03-23-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
03/16/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
03/10/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 157).
03/10/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/10/2026
Senate
Referred to EDU, WAM.
03/06/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 949-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/06/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
03/03/2026
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, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/27/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/19/2026
House
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 488-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
02/19/2026
House
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 none excused (0).
02/12/2026
House
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.
02/10/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-12-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/26/2026
House
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 1
01/22/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/21/2026
House
Pending introduction.
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