HB 621 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary

Requires and appropriates funds to pay salary differentials to English language educators as an incentive to attract and retain these educators. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB621 → HB621_HD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change its effective date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, effectively delaying the implementation of pay differentials for English language learner educators by decades. Additionally, the bill's title was updated to reflect its status as House Bill 621 HD1, and the document metadata was revised with new author and version information.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on education, but its applicability is now indefinitely postponed due to the drastic change in the effective date.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, preventing the law from taking effect for a very long time.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and internal document metadata were updated to reflect the new version number (HD1) and revised author attribution.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 339) 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 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

16 primary · 0 co-sponsors