2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
HB628: Relating To Education.
Legislative Summary
Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a program to award high school diplomas to persons who did not receive a diploma as a result of compulsory or voluntary induction into the armed services and persons 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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Bill History
1/17/2025
Pending introduction.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
House of Representatives
1/21/2025
Referred to EDN, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 2
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. 42) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.
House of Representatives
2/3/2025
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, Ward excused (2).
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 02-07-25 9:30AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/7/2025
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Ichiyama.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 454), recommending referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
2/12/2025
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3).
House of Representatives
2/21/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/25/2025
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-26-25.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-26-25 11:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
2/26/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1102), recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 261).
Senate
3/6/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
3/6/2025
Referred to EDU/PSM, WAM.
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Education(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 18
Republican: 6
Primary Sponsor
Justin Woodson
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (23)
Della au Belatti
Democrat
Elle Cochran
Democrat
Diamond Garcia
Republican
Tina Grandinetti
Democrat
Kirstin Kahaloa
Democrat
Jeanne Kapela
Democrat
Lisa Kitagawa
Democrat
Nicole Lowen
Democrat
Lisa Marten
Democrat
Lauren Matsumoto
Republican
Tyson Miyake
Democrat
Daynette Morikawa
Democrat
Ikaika Olds
Democrat
Amy Perruso
Democrat
Elijah Pierick
Republican
Mahina Poepoe
Democrat
Sean Quinlan
Democrat
Julie Reyes Oda
Republican
Kanani Souza
Republican
Gregg Takayama
Democrat
David Tarnas
Democrat
Chris Todd
Democrat
Gene Ward
Republican