2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature

HB245: Relating To Student Heat Exposure Safety.

Legislative Summary

Requires the Department of Education, in collaboration with the Department of Health and State Public Charter School Commission, to conduct a study on the current practices of managing heat exposure in state public and charter schools to protect students' health during outdoor activities and to develop a plan if the current practices are insufficient in managing heat exposure. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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Bill History

1/16/2025

Pending introduction.

House of Representatives

1/17/2025

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

House of Representatives

1/21/2025

Referred to EDN, HLT, FIN, referral sheet 1

House of Representatives

1/24/2025

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

House of Representatives

1/28/2025

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.

House of Representatives

2/3/2025

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 49) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.

House of Representatives

2/3/2025

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

House of Representatives

2/7/2025

Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-12-25 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

House of Representatives

2/12/2025

The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

House of Representatives

2/13/2025

Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 573), recommending referral to FIN.

House of Representatives

2/13/2025

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

House of Representatives