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HB2001Introduced in the House

Relating To Love My Library Day.

Passed

Introduced by Jenna Takenouchi, District 27

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Designates the first Friday in February of each year as "Love My Library Day" in the State. (SD1)

Where it stands

Act 009, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).

May 14, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Water, Land, and Agriculture: Passed, With Amendments · April 8, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Lorraine Inouye1Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Rachele Fernandez Lamosao19Yes
Samantha DeCorte22Absent
Chris Lee25Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to CAA, JHA, referral sheet 3

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by CAA on Friday, 02-06-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. The committee on CAA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong, Garrett, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama, Reyes Oda.

  6. Reported from CAA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 247-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  7. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.

  10. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1103-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  11. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

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

  13. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 338).

  14. Passed First Reading.

  15. Referred to WLA/EDU.

  16. Re-Referred to WLA.

  17. The committee(s) on WLA has scheduled a public hearing on 04-08-26 1:04PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  18. The committee(s) on WLA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WLA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Chang, Lamosao; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.

  19. Reported from WLA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3728) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  20. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  21. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  22. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  23. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 649) in amended form (SD 1).

  24. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

  25. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

  26. Reconsideration of action taken on 04-16-26.

  27. Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 815).

  28. House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  29. Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Evslin excused (1).

  30. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 823).

  31. Transmitted to Governor.

  32. Act 009, 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).

  33. Act 009, on 05/14/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1109).

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