HawaiiHB 3282025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)House

RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.

Sponsored By: Trish La Chica (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

Requires the Department of Education to authorize and facilitate complex areas or individual public schools to form their own farm to school meal programs through partnerships to meet the local farm to school meal goal of thirty per cent of food served in the school to consist of locally sourced products by 2030. Allows the Department of Education to establish a plant-based meal program no later than the 2026-2027 school year. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Department of EducationFarm to School MealsPublic SchoolsSchool MealsPlant-based OptionPlant-Based Meal ProgramEDN, AGR, FIN

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Trish La Chica

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • Cory M. Chun

    Democratic • House

  • Diamond Garcia

    Republican • House

  • Tina Nakada Grandinetti

    Democratic • House

  • Kim Coco Iwamoto

    Democratic • House

  • Kirstin Kahaloa

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Kitagawa

    Democratic • House

  • Rachele Lamosao

    Democratic • Senate

  • Nicole E. Lowen

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Marten

    Democratic • House

  • Ikaika Olds

    Democratic • House

  • Amy A. Perruso

    Democratic • House

  • Mahina Poepoe

    Democratic • House

  • Sean Quinlan

    Democratic • House

  • Kanani Souza

    Republican • House

  • Chris Todd

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 49 • No: 0

House vote 2/3/2025

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

Yes: 49 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    12/8/2025
  2. Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 395), recommending referral to FIN.

    2/11/2025House
  3. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    2/11/2025House
  4. The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

    2/7/2025House
  5. Bill scheduled to be heard by AGR on Friday, 02-07-25 9:30AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    2/5/2025House
  6. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 45) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to AGR.

    2/3/2025House
  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on AGR with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

    2/3/2025House
  8. The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    1/28/2025House
  9. Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    1/24/2025House
  10. Referred to EDN, AGR, FIN, referral sheet 1

    1/21/2025House
  11. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    1/17/2025House
  12. Pending introduction.

    1/16/2025House

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