HB 2535 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO CHILD CARE.

Summary

Establishes a child care classroom contracts pilot program to require the Department of Human Services to contract directly with child care center providers in licensed infant and toddler child care centers and group child care centers that meet certain criteria. Requires reports to the Legislature. Appropriates funds for a position to support the pilot program. Sunsets the pilot program on 6/30/2027. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Mar 2024

House Passage

Mar 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 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

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 22, 2024

Committee

Reported from HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3249) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 18, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Aquino, Keohokalole, Shimabukuro, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 12, 2024

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-24 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Re-Referred to HHS, WAM.

upper

Mar 7, 2024

Committee

Referred to LBT/HHS, WAM.

upper

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 157).

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 26, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kila, Takayama excused (2).

lower

Feb 13, 2024

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 287-24), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 8, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Kapela, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, M. Mizuno, Perruso, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

lower

Feb 5, 2024

Committee

Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 55-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDN.

lower

Feb 1, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Amato, Belatti, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Takenouchi, Nishimoto, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Jan 26, 2024

Committee

Referred to HUS, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 24, 2024

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2024

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

13 primary · 0 co-sponsors