# Hawaii HB 2001: RELATING TO LOVE MY LIBRARY DAY.

Hawaii HB 2001, RELATING TO LOVE MY LIBRARY DAY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-05-14 (Act 009, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2001-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2001
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO LOVE MY LIBRARY DAY.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-23
- Last action: 2026-05-14, Act 009, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).
- Sponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 22
- Subjects: Love My Library Day, Observed Day, WLA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (190 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Designates the first Friday in February of each year as "Love My Library Day" in the State. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Matthias Kusch (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M.
- Cosponsor: Scot Z. Matayoshi (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Justin H. Woodson (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-23 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-08 | Senate | The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-24 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-06 | House | The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-05-14: Act 009, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109). (Senate)
- 2026-05-14: Act 009, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109). (House)
- 2026-04-24: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 823). (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 815). (Senate)
- 2026-04-23: House agrees to Senate amendment(s). (House)
- 2026-04-23: Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Evslin excused (1). (House)
- 2026-04-23: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2026-04-22: Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26. (House)
- 2026-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 649) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-10: Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3728) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: Re-Referred to WLA. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-08-26 1:04PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 338). (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to WLA/EDU. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kong, Pierick excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1103-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-06: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. (House)
- 2026-02-24: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 247-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-02-06: The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Reyes Oda. (House)
- 2026-02-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-01-28: Referred to CAA, JHA, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2026-01-26: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-23: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2001_SD1_.pdf)
- HB2001_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2001_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2001_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2001_HD2_.HTM)
- HB2001_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2001_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2001_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1109_.PDF)

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- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2001_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB2001_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2001_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2001_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2001_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB2001_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2001_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2001_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1109_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2001-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).