RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
Summary
Prohibits the suspension or expulsion of children participating in the Executive Office on Early Learning's Public Prekindergarten Program, except under limited circumstances. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2019
House Passage
Mar 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2019
Last action Mar 20, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
15
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 20, 2019
Committee
Reported from EDU/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1294) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Gabbard.
upper
Mar 18, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz.
upper
Mar 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU/JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-19 3:15PM in conference room 229.
upper
Mar 7, 2019
Committee
Re-Referred to EDU/JDC, WAM.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDU, JDC.
upper
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 283).
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) DeCoite excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
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) Aquino, DeCoite, Nakamura, Quinlan, Thielen excused (5).
lower
Feb 15, 2019
Committee
Reported from JUD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 768) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on JUD recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) C. Lee, San Buenaventura, Brower, Creagan, Lowen, McKelvey, Morikawa, Say, Takayama, Yamane, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Feb 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committee(s) on JUD recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-14-19.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Committee
Reported from LHE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 66) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JUD.
lower
Jan 31, 2019
Lower · Passed
The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Perruso, DeCoite, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Ohno, Quinlan, Tarnas, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka.
lower
Jan 28, 2019
Committee
Referred to LHE, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 6
lower
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
P
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
P
TB
Tom Brower
DDemocratic
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