RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HB 863 allocates state funds to the Department of Education specifically for teacher-requested classroom supplies. This bill directly affects K-12 public school teachers and students by providing resources for materials they identify as needed. The key mechanism is a funding appropriation that will be distributed through the Department of Education to schools, effective July 1, 3000. The bill passed committee with all 11 members voting in favor, indicating strong support for this funding measure.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Feb 11, 2025
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The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative document to a digital template version, with the most significant substantive change being the effective date altered from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000. The core policy provisions regarding teacher classroom supply funding remain unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and metadata structure were modified.
TIMELINE
The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error rather than an intentional policy change.
TECHNICAL
The document structure was converted from a standard legislative format to a digital template format with metadata fields.
The funding amount was changed from a specific $3,000,000 appropriation to a blank field with no specified amount.
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
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Committee
3
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 340) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 4, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Todd
DDemocratic
P
Darius Kila
DDemocratic
P
Dee Morikawa
DDemocratic
P
Julie Reyes Oda
RRepublican
P
Kim Coco Iwamoto
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Kitagawa
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Marten
DDemocratic
P
Mahina Poepoe
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Lowen
DDemocratic
P
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
P
Terez Amato
DDemocratic
P
Trish La Chica
DDemocratic
P
Tyson Miyake
DDemocratic
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