SB 154 Hawaii Senate · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary

Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement a School Meal Subsidy Program to provide school lunch subsidies to children whose families do not otherwise qualify for free lunch under the federal Free and Reduced Price Lunch Program, subject to income eligibility. Appropriates funds. Effective 3/30/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

Mar 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2023 Last action Dec 11, 2023

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 21, 2023

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1368) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 16, 2023

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Marten, Evslin, Kapela, La Chica, Martinez, Matayoshi, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan.

lower

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 17

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 95) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 7, 2023

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 28, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 23, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 14, 2023

Committee

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 208) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 8, 2023

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

upper

Feb 3, 2023

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 23, 2023

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Jan 18, 2023

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.