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SB2877HIPassed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Education.

Last status update Jul 14, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires the Department of Education to establish a two-year Student-Authored Book Publication Pilot Program. Authorizes the Pilot Program to be conducted for fourth, fifth, and sixth graders at up to five Kalihi public elementary schools and up to five Nanakuli-Waianae public elementary schools to be integrated into existing curricula. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

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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. SD1by EDU
  3. HD1by EDN
  4. CD1by Conference

Decision stages

  1. Education (EDU) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

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

  2. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    13 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House EDN committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 0 no · 2 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    45 aye · 1 no · 4 excused

  6. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    15 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  7. House third reading on HD1: Passed

    45 aye · 4 no · 1 excused

  8. Senate conference managers on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  9. House conference managers on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1

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

  10. Senate final reading on CD1: Passed

    25 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  11. House final reading on CD1: Passed

    47 aye · 4 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2877
MemberEDU
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011ExcusedAyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005ExcusedAyeAyeAyeAye
Les IharaSD-010ExcusedAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
9 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDU
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023AyeAye
Stanley ChangSD-009AyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAye
Mike GabbardSD-021AyeAye
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 SB2877
MemberEDN
SD1		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD1)
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeNoNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD1)
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeNoNoAye → No at House third reading (HD1)
David AlcosHD-041AyeAyeAyeAye
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcusedAye
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAyeAyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAyeAyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007ExcusedAyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeExcusedAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046ExcusedAyeAyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedAyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032NoNoNo
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAyeAye
19 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDN
SD1		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD1		Conference
HD1		Final reading
CD1		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
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, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. 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, Kidani, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto.

  6. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2337) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  7. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

  8. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; 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: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2764) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  12. One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  13. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

  14. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 84) in amended form (SD 1).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 16

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-24-26 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: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett, Kila.

  19. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1509-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  20. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Shimizu voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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

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

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

  24. 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.

  25. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2011-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  26. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  27. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 523).

  28. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  30. House Conferees Appointed: La Chica, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Muraoka.

  31. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  32. Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kidani Co-Chair; Hashimoto, DeCorte.

  33. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

  34. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-24-26 4:15PM; Conference Room 229.

  35. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.

  36. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.

  37. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 1:37PM in conference room 229.

  38. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.

  39. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  40. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) La Chica, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 0 Excused: none.

  41. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 135-26).

  42. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  43. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 135-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  44. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  45. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  46. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and none excused (0).

  47. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  48. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  49. Enrolled to Governor.

  50. Act 244, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346).

  51. Act 244, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1346).

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