HB 1837 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY.

Summary

Requires the Department of Education to create emergency access plans for each Department school. Requires each Department school to have a comprehensive school evacuation communication plan for use during emergencies. Requires the Department of Education to collaborate with the Department of Transportation to assess all Department school campuses to determine if there are sufficient emergency evacuation routes for each campus and report to the Legislature. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 18, 2024 Last action Mar 22, 2024

Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2024

How they voted

48–0

Passed · 3 other

Total votes 51

Mar 1, 2024

D Democratic44

42 Yea 2

95% Yea

R Republican7

6 Yea 1

85% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Reported from EDU/TCA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3302) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 20, 2024

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, Hashimoto, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 20, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, Inouye, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Elefante, Awa.

upper

Mar 15, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU/TCA has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-24 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to EDU/TCA, WAM.

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 101).

upper

Mar 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Quinlan, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 23, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Kahaloa, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kila.

lower

Feb 14, 2024

Committee

Reported from EDN/WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 315-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Poepoe, Chun, Ganaden, Hashem, M. Mizuno, Morikawa, Takayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 6, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Marten, Matayoshi, M. Mizuno, Perruso, Quinlan, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela, Martinez.

lower

Jan 29, 2024

Committee

Re-referred to EDN/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 5

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Committee

Referred to WAL/EDN, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 19, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 18, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

49 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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