# Hawaii HCR 109: SUPPORTING FREE AND RESPONSIBLE SCHOLASTIC JOURNALISM AND ACTIVELY SUPPORTING AND HONORING THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IN STUDENT PUBLICATIONS.

Hawaii HCR 109, SUPPORTING FREE AND RESPONSIBLE SCHOLASTIC JOURNALISM AND ACTIVELY SUPPORTING AND HONORING THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IN STUDENT PUBLICATIONS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Amy A. Perruso (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-04-04 (Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 526).) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 109
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: SUPPORTING FREE AND RESPONSIBLE SCHOLASTIC JOURNALISM AND ACTIVELY SUPPORTING AND HONORING THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IN STUDENT PUBLICATIONS.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2025-04-04, Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 526).
- Sponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Department of Education, Journalism, EDU, JDC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (17 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Elle Cochran (Republican), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-01 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2025-04-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 526). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Referred to EDU, JDC. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1847), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Adopted with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-01: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1538) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Garrett, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-20: The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kila, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett, Kapela, Sayama, Muraoka. (House)
- 2025-03-18: Resolution scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 03-20-25 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-07: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR109_HD1_.pdf)
- HCR109_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR109_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR109_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR109_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR109_HD1_.pdf)
- [HCR109_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR109_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR109_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR109_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR109-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).