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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)
Latest development · Jul 14, 2026
Act 244, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346).
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Act 244, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346).
Act 244, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346).
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
Enrolled to Governor.
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
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).
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
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.
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.
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 135-26).
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 135-26) as amended in (CD 1).
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 1:37PM in conference room 229.
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 4:15PM; Conference Room 229.
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; Hashimoto, DeCorte.
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
House Conferees Appointed: La Chica, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Muraoka.
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 523).
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2011-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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.
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.
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1509-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
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).
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.
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Pass First Reading
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 16
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 84) in amended form (SD 1).
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2764) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
One Day Notice 03-06-26.
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.
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2337) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
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.
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Referred to EDU, WAM.
Passed First Reading.
Introduced.
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