HawaiiHB 20052025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)House

RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.

Sponsored By: Greggor Ilagan (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

Establishes a statewide Language Access Education and Workforce Development Program at the University of Hawaii. Establishes positions and appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)

Filipino CaucusLanguage Access Education and Workforce Development ProgramPositionsAppropriationEDU, WAM

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Greggor Ilagan

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 150 • No: 1

Senate vote 4/14/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 25 • No: 0

Senate vote 4/6/2026

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The...

Yes: 12 • No: 0

Senate vote 3/17/2026

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT...

Yes: 3 • No: 0

House vote 3/5/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 49 • No: 1

House vote 2/10/2026

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB...

Yes: 51 • No: 0

House vote 2/4/2026

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Sayama, Miyake Co-Chairs; Amato, Kapela, Muraoka.

    4/21/2026House
  2. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 799).

    4/21/2026Senate
  3. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    4/17/2026Senate
  4. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    4/16/2026House
  5. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    4/14/2026Senate
  6. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 650) in amended form (SD 1).

    4/14/2026House
  7. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3706) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

    4/10/2026Senate
  8. One Day Notice 04-14-26.

    4/10/2026Senate
  9. 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..

    4/6/2026Senate
  10. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    4/1/2026Senate
  11. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3135) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

    3/23/2026Senate
  12. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    3/23/2026Senate
  13. 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, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

    3/17/2026Senate
  14. The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

    3/12/2026Senate
  15. Referred to EDU, WAM.

    3/10/2026Senate
  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 74).

    3/6/2026Senate
  17. Passed First Reading.

    3/6/2026Senate
  18. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 810-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

    3/5/2026House
  19. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    3/5/2026House
  20. 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, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kusch.

    2/25/2026House
  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    2/23/2026House
  22. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 639-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

    2/20/2026House
  23. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    2/20/2026House
  24. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    2/17/2026House
  25. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    2/13/2026House

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