Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 2427
RELATING TO UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- REYES ODA (Republican)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
- TAKENOUCHI (Democratic)
- TAM (Democratic)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
- TEMPLO (Democratic)
- WOODSON (Democratic)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- EVSLIN (Democratic)
- GRANDINETTI (Democratic)
- HUSSEY (Democratic)
- ILAGAN (Democratic)
- IWAMOTO (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- KITAGAWA (Democratic)
- KUSCH (Democratic)
- LOWEN (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MATAYOSHI (Democratic)
- MIYAKE (Democratic)
- MORIKAWA (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- PIERICK (Republican)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Entitles unaccompanied homeless youth, including runaway youth, with the rights, as provided by the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, to immediate enrollment in school, full participation in school activities, and access to comparable school and educational services provided to other students. Establishes a student-centered, safety-first protocol for unaccompanied homeless youth enrolling in or attending school. Permits unaccompanied homeless youth to provisionally enroll in school without providing immunization records. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2026 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 17, 2026 House | The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 5, 2026 House | The committee on EDN 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 EDN, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 6 - Feb 3, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 5, 2026 · House
The 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. - Feb 9, 2026 · House
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 72-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSH. - Feb 10, 2026 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). - Feb 12, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 17, 2026 · House
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Hartsfield. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 606-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 20, 2026 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). - Feb 27, 2026 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Mar 3, 2026 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1039-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 6, 2026 · House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26. - Mar 10, 2026 · House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 416). - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM.