Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 2383
RELATING TO THE WORKFORCE PELL GRANT PROGRAM.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- GARRETT (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Establishes a statewide framework for the implementation of the federal Workforce Pell Grant Program to provide financial aid for certain short-term workforce education and training programs. Establishes a Workforce Pell Grant Program Approval Committee within the Workforce Development Council. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 4:04 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 2026 House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 27, 2026 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 28, 2026 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Referred to LAB, HED, FIN, referral sheet 6 - Feb 2, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-05-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 5, 2026 · House
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 182-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED. - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1). - Feb 11, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 13, 2026 · House
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 405-26), recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 18, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).