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HB2168Introduced in the House

Relating To The Education Of Students Experiencing Homelessness.

EngrossedSenate Education

Introduced by Ikaika Olds, District 23

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requires the Department of Education to establish a program for the support of students experiencing homelessness. Requires the Department to designate a state coordinator position and state navigator positions to implement the program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Where it stands

Referred to EDU, WAM.

March 10, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Pending introduction.

  2. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  3. Referred to EDN, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 5

  4. Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 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.

  6. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 77-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSH.

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

  8. Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  9. The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Hartsfield.

  10. Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 605-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  11. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  14. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 946-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

  16. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 190).

  17. Passed First Reading.

  18. Referred to EDU, WAM.

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