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SB422HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Education.

Last status update Mar 4, 2025

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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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  • SB422— Carry Over

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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

Companion measure: SB422. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

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

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

  2. Public Safety, Intergovernmental and Military Affairs (PSM) 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

    13 aye · 0 no · 0 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 · 1 excused

  6. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    47 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

  7. House PBS committee on HD1: Passed, unamended

    9 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  8. House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted

    46 aye · 0 no · 5 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB422
MemberEDU
Introduced		PSM
Introduced		WAM
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Change along the path
Henry AquinoSD-019AyeAye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011AyeAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005ExcusedAyeAye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Karl RhoadsSD-013ExcusedAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAyeAye
9 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDU
Introduced		PSM
Introduced		WAM
Introduced		Third reading
Introduced		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Aye
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Les IharaSD-010Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB422
MemberEDN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		PBS
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedExcused
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeExcused
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAyeAye
Daniel HoltHD-028ExcusedAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeExcused
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeExcused
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAyeAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045ExcusedAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAyeAye
Gene WardHD-018ExcusedExcused
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeExcusedExcusedAye
28 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDN
Introduced		Second reading
HD1		PBS
HD1		Report adoption
HD1		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAye
Sean QuinlanHD-047AyeAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

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 02-07-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. 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) Kidani, Kim, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.

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

  7. Reported from EDU/PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 347) 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 02-26-25 10:03AM; 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, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  11. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 856) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  12. One Day Notice 03-04-25.

  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. 155).

  15. Pass First Reading

  16. Referred to EDN, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 19

  17. Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 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, Sayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.

  19. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1188) 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) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4).

  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-19-25 10:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

  23. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1429), recommending referral to FIN.

  24. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

  25. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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