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SCR196Introduced in the Senate

Requesting The Department Of Education To Develop A Proposal For A Tiered, Coordinated, And Standardized Bell Schedule Framework For Department Schools.

Passed

Introduced by Donna Kim, District 14

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Official description

Requesting The Department Of Education To Develop A Proposal For A Tiered, Coordinated, And Standardized Bell Schedule Framework For Department Schools.

Where it stands

Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

May 12, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments · April 6, 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
Troy Hashimoto5Yes
Carol Fukunaga11Absent
Donna Kim14Yes
Michelle Kidani18Yes
Samantha DeCorte22Yes

Bill history

  1. Offered.

  2. Referred to EDU.

  3. The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-06-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  4. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

  5. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3516) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  6. One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  7. Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

  8. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 507) in amended form (SD 1).

  9. Referred to EDN, referral sheet 28

  10. Resolution scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 04-16-26 2:05PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela, Kila.

  12. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2234-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption.

  13. Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Reyes Oda voting no (3) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3).

  14. Transmitted to Senate.

  15. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 798).

  16. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  17. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 715).

  18. Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kidani, DeCorte.

  19. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722).

  20. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  21. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 743).

  22. Reconsideration of action taken on 04-21-26 in disagreeing to the House amendments.

  23. Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-27-26.

  24. One Day Notice 04-27-26

  25. Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 763).

  26. Resolution adopted in final form.

  27. Received notice of Adoption (Sen. Com. No. 781).

  28. Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

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