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HB 1561STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.

Beginning with the 2026-2027 school year, requires public charter schools participating in the National School Lunch Program to provide free meals to students whose family income is no more than three hundred per cent of the federal poverty level. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 2/17/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

10 yea·0 nay

Docket history

Action history

  1. 2/17/2026Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
  2. 2/17/2026Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 314-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
  3. 2/10/2026The 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, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
  4. 2/6/2026Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-10-26 2:15PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  5. 1/26/2026Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 1
  6. 1/21/2026Introduced and Pass First Reading.
  7. 1/15/2026Prefiled.