RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Summary
Establishes and appropriates funds for a school meal subsidy program within the department of education to provide school lunch subsidies to children whose families do not otherwise qualify for free lunch under the free and reduced price lunch program, subject to income eligibility. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 18, 2019
Last action Mar 13, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2020 · House Mar 13, 2020
How they voted
24–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 25
Feb 10, 2020
D
Democratic24
95% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
10
Mar 13, 2020
Committee
Reported from LHE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1069-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Mar 13, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (48-0-3)
house
Mar 11, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Quinlan, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Morikawa, Ohno, Tarnas, Tokioka, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, DeCoite.
lower
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Referred to LHE, FIN, referral sheet 31
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 14) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Feb 10, 2020
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Gabbard). Transmitted to House.
upper
Jan 29, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 8 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Harimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 5 Excused: Senator(s) English, Inouye, K. Kahele, Moriwaki, Taniguchi.
upper
Jan 24, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 01-29-20 10:00AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 12, 2019
Committee
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 237) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Dela Cruz, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 5, 2019
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-19 2:55PM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 24, 2019
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 18, 2019
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CK
Clarence K. Nishihara
DDemocratic
P
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
P
Maile Shimabukuro
DDemocratic
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