HB 867 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.

Summary

Beginning on 6/30/2030, requires all new playgrounds constructed on Department of Education school grounds to include accessible recreational playground equipment as part of the recreational apparatuses. Establishes the Accessible Recreational Playground Equipment Special Fund. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB867_HD1 → HB867_HD2 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was amended to narrow its scope from covering both state parks and public schools to only covering Department of Education school grounds. This change removes the requirement for accessible playground equipment in state parks and eliminates funding provisions for the Department of Land and Natural Resources, focusing the legislation solely on the Department of Education.

Scope change

The bill's applicability was reduced from state parks and public schools to exclusively Department of Education school grounds.

SCOPE

Removed the requirement for accessible playground equipment in state parks.

FISCAL

Removed appropriations and funding for the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

REQUIREMENT

Modified the requirement to apply only to new playgrounds constructed on Department of Education school grounds.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of 'Department' to refer only to the Department of Education.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 295).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 759), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

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, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 237) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDN.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

9 primary · 0 co-sponsors