HB 863 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

HB 863 allocates state funds to the Department of Education specifically for teacher-requested classroom supplies. This bill directly affects K-12 public school teachers and students by providing resources for materials they identify as needed. The key mechanism is a funding appropriation that will be distributed through the Department of Education to schools, effective July 1, 3000. The bill passed committee with all 11 members voting in favor, indicating strong support for this funding measure.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2025
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HB863 HB863_HD1 · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reformatted from a standard legislative document to a digital template version, with the most significant substantive change being the effective date altered from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000. The core policy provisions regarding teacher classroom supply funding remain unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting and metadata structure were modified.
TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be a placeholder or error rather than an intentional policy change.

TECHNICAL

The document structure was converted from a standard legislative format to a digital template format with metadata fields.

The funding amount was changed from a specific $3,000,000 appropriation to a blank field with no specified amount.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 340) 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 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
13 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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