HB 2621 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO STUDENT MISCONDUCT.

Summary

Requires public schools to report to the Department of Education any incident involving physical violence. Requires the Department of Education to collect and maintain data on incidents involving physical violence at public schools and make such data publicly available. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Mar 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2621_HD1 → HB2621_HD2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

The bill was renumbered from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2 and updated with new dates, indicating a revision in the legislative process. The definitions of key terms were refined to more clearly specify that 'fighting' involves physical violence rather than just assault, and 'victim' is defined by being the target of that violence. The definition of 'witness' was also adjusted to explicitly mention physical violence in the context of non-participation. Minor formatting and line break changes were made to the reporting requirements and summary descriptions.

TECHNICAL

The bill identifier was changed from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2, and associated metadata dates were updated.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the annual report title and summary text.

DEFINITION

The definition of 'fighting' was changed to explicitly state it involves physical violence between students.

The definition of 'victim' was updated to specify a student against whom physical violence is directed.

The definition of 'witness' was revised to clarify that they do not engage in physical violence.

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 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDU, JDC.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 445).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: none; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Shimizu; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 501-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors