Hawaii House Bill 1559
Session 2026
Relating To Education.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 12, 2026
First Action
Jan 15, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 12, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
1559
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
House Roll Call Votes
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Summary
Prohibits a student from using a telecommunication device on school grounds during the instructional day, with certain exceptions. Requires a confiscated telecommunication device to be released only to the student's parent or legal guardian, who has three months to retrieve the device before it is subject to forfeiture. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
HB1559_HD2
HB1559_HD1
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03/12/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 244).
03/12/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/12/2026
Senate
Referred to EDU, JDC.
03/10/2026
House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Iwamoto, Shimizu voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
03/06/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1140-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/06/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
03/05/2026
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.
03/03/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/20/2026
House
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 695-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
02/20/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
02/19/2026
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.
02/17/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/26/2026
House
Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 1
01/21/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/15/2026
House
Prefiled.
Sources
HI Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 9:07:17 AM
Record Updated
Mar 13, 2026 2:52:28 AM