RELATING TO SEXUAL HEALTH EDUCATION.
Summary
Requires DOE to provide comprehensive training for teachers and educational officers on sexual health topics that include positive and accurate representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual, other sexual orientations and gender identities, persons of color, and disability communities to destigmatize and promote sexual health. Requires sexual health education programs to include similar sexual health topics to destigmatize and promote sexual health. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Mar 2022
House Passage
Mar 2022
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2022
Last action Mar 11, 2022
Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2022
How they voted
43–4
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 50
Mar 4, 2022
D
Democratic45
91% Yea
R
Republican4
50% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
3
Committee
6
Mar 11, 2022
Committee
Referred to EDU/HTH, WAM.
upper
Mar 8, 2022
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 146).
upper
Mar 4, 2022
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Gates, Holt, Okimoto, Quinlan voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Har, Kong, Matsumoto, Ward voting no (4) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, McDermott, Nakashima excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Yamashita, Branco, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) McDermott; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Eli, Holt, Todd.
lower
Feb 7, 2022
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 29-22) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Committee
Re-referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 5
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Kapela, Belatti, Clark, Ganaden, Hashimoto, Ohno, Takayama, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Gates; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Quinlan, Okimoto; and Excused: none.
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Committee
Referred to EDN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2022
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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