HB 757 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students enrolled in department schools. Appropriates funds. 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

HB757 → HB757_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change its effective date from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, and to add a specific directive requiring the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students starting in the 2025-2026 school year. Additionally, the bill number and internal tracking metadata were updated to reflect House Committee 1 changes. These changes significantly alter the bill's operational timeline and clarify the funding mandate for universal school meals, despite the effective date being set far in the future.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the implementation timeline was drastically altered by moving the effective date from 2025 to the year 3000, while simultaneously adding a specific requirement for the Department of Education to provide free meals starting immediately in the 2025-2026 school year.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000.

REQUIREMENT

A specific requirement was added for the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students enrolled in department schools beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include 'HD 1', and internal tracking numbers and dates were modified to reflect House Committee 1 processing.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 565) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 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

14 primary · 0 co-sponsors