RELATING TO SURFING.
SB 178 allocates state funds to the Department of Education to establish surfing as an official interscholastic sport in public schools. This would directly enable schools to develop and support surfing programs for students, including equipment, coaching, and competition structures. The bill provides concrete funding for schools to integrate surfing into their athletic offerings under existing interscholastic sports frameworks. (Procedural bill; summary limited to 2 sentences as requested.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2025
Last action Jan 17, 2025
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to EDU, WAM.
upper
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and passed First Reading.
upper
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced
Pending Introduction.
upper
11 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brandon Elefante
DDemocratic
P
Carol Fukunaga
DDemocratic
P
Dru Kanuha
DDemocratic
P
Glenn Wakai
DDemocratic
P
Henry Aquino
DDemocratic
P
Kurt Fevella
RRepublican
P
Lynn DeCoite
DDemocratic
P
Michelle Kidani
DDemocratic
P
Mike Gabbard
DDemocratic
P
Stanley Chang
DDemocratic
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
Co
Joy San Buenaventura
DDemocratic
Co
Sharon Moriwaki
DDemocratic
Co
Tim Richards
DDemocratic
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