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SB2614HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Education.

Last status update Jul 14, 2026

What this measure contains

Authorizes the Department of Education to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services of the United States or whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices during World War II, the Korean War, or the Vietnam War. (HD2)

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How this measure moved

Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. HD1by EDN
  3. HD2by PBS

Decision stages

  1. Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs (PSM) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  2. Education (EDU) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  3. Ways and Means (WAM) on the introduced draft: Passed, unamended

    12 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  4. Senate third reading on the introduced draft: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  5. House EDN committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    10 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  7. House PBS committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    9 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  8. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    46 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  9. House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, unamended

    15 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  10. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  11. Senate final reading on HD2: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2614
MemberPSM
Introduced		EDU
Introduced		WAM
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Final reading
HD2		Change along the path
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020ExcusedAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAyeAyeExcused
Troy HashimotoSD-005ExcusedExcusedAyeAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAyeAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
10 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberPSM
Introduced		EDU
Introduced		WAM
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Final reading
HD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
Les IharaSD-010AyeAye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024AyeAye
Ronald KouchiSD-008AyeAye
Angus McKelveySD-006AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013AyeAye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002AyeAye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2614
MemberEDN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		PBS
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeExcusedExcused
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeExcusedAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAyeExcusedAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeExcusedAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
15 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		PBS
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		FIN
HD2		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to EDU/PSM, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on EDU/PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye.

  6. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.

  7. Reported from EDU/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2328) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  8. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  10. 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, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

  11. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2898) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  12. One Day Notice 03-10-26.

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

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 272).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to EDN, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 17

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 03-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  19. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1293-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.

  20. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  23. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1439-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  24. 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) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  25. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

  27. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 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.

  29. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2012-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  30. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  31. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 517).

  32. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  33. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

  34. Reconsideration of action taken on 04-10-26 in disagreeing to the House amendments.

  35. Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 05-01-26.

  36. One Day Notice 05-01-26

  37. Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 804).

  38. Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

  39. Enrolled to Governor.

  40. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

  41. Act 240, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342).

  42. Act 240, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1342).

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