RELATING TO THE HAWAI'I SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND.
Summary
Creates a board of trustees for the Hawaii school for the deaf and blind to establish an independent governance structure for the school. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (HD2)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Feb 2020
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2020
Last action Mar 16, 2020
Floor votes · House Feb 28, 2020
How they voted
47–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 51
Feb 28, 2020
D
Democratic45
93% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
20
Key actions
4
Committee
10
Mar 16, 2020
Committee
Re-Referred to CPH/EDU, WAM.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to CPH/EDU/JDC, WAM.
upper
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 227).
upper
Feb 28, 2020
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cabanilla Arakawa, DeCoite, Holt, Thielen excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Gates.
lower
Feb 13, 2020
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) Eli, Har excused (2).
lower
Feb 13, 2020
Committee
Reported from LHE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 435-20) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 6, 2020
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, Quinlan, DeCoite, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Ohno, Tarnas, Tokioka, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Committee
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 42-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LHE.
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Committee
Re-referred to HSH, LHE, FIN, referral sheet 11
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) San Buenaventura, Nakamura, Belatti, B. Kobayashi, Mizuno, Tokioka, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Say.
lower
Jan 27, 2020
Committee
Referred to HSH, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Jan 23, 2020
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2020
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
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