RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Summary
Requires the Department of Education to establish and administer an ocean safety and stewardship education program for all fourth grade public school students. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2021
Last action Mar 17, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2021 · House Mar 17, 2021
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Mar 9, 2021
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
7
Committee
11
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 995) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDN.
lower
Mar 17, 2021
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (51-0)
house
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Branco, Ganaden, B. Kobayashi, Kong, Morikawa, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ohno.
lower
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to WAL, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 22
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 224).
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 26, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 10, 2021
Committee
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 72) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 5, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Dela Cruz, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 2, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-21 3:00PM in conference room 229.
upper
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to EDU/WTL, WAM.
upper
Jan 22, 2021
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donovan Dela Cruz
DDemocratic
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