HB 424 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.

Summary

Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, requires the Department of Education to provide free breakfast and lunch to students enrolled in a public school who meet certain requirements. Reduces the amount the Department of Education is authorized to charge for school meals to all students enrolled in department schools to no more than an unspecified portion of the cost of preparing the meals. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB424_HD1 → HB424_HD2 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2 and updated with new timestamps. The most significant policy change involves the pricing of school meals, which was modified to allow the Department of Education to charge an unspecified portion of the meal cost rather than a fixed one-quarter limit. This change also removed the specific language stating the charge would be 'no more than one-quarter' from the explanatory text, giving the department greater flexibility in setting prices.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding school meal pricing was expanded by removing the specific numerical cap on charges, allowing the Department of Education to determine the portion of costs covered without a fixed one-quarter limit.

FISCAL

Changed the maximum charge for school meals from a fixed 'one-quarter' of the cost to an 'unspecified portion' of the cost.

TECHNICAL

Updated bill identifiers from H.D. 1 to H.D. 2 and revised associated metadata timestamps.

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 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Mar 6, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 235).

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

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

lower

Feb 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 564) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 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 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

19 primary · 0 co-sponsors