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HB 2298STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

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)

Voted 3/10/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

36 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 3/10/2026Referred to EDU/PSM, WAM.
  2. 3/10/2026Passed First Reading.
  3. 3/10/2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 201).
  4. 3/6/2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
  5. 3/6/2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 960-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  6. 3/3/2026The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
  7. 2/27/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  8. 2/19/2026Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
  9. 2/19/2026Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 531-26), recommending referral to FIN.
  10. 2/18/2026The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.