STATE BILLHI HB 620ENGROSSED

Relating To Education.

Establishes braille literacy as a policy of the State. Requires literacy assessments for eligible low vision and blind students to include braille instruction and the use of braille. Authorizes the Department of Education to adopt administrative rules. Establishes the Braille Literacy Resource Center. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Status: Engrossed; Passed its first chamber
Status date: Mar 4, 2025; 618 days ago
Current chamber: Senate
Session: 2026 Regular Session

HI HB 620 · EngrossedMar 4

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Bill details

Last action: Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). · Apr 2, 2026

Bill history

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Apr 2, 2026Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).Senate

Apr 1, 2026House Conferee(s) discharged.House

Mar 20, 2026Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).House

Mar 20, 2026Senate Conferee(s) discharged.Senate

Dec 8, 2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

Apr 25, 2025Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 6:20PM in conference room 229.House

Apr 25, 2025Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:55PM in conference room 229.House

Apr 25, 2025Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 5:35PM in conference room 229.House

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Apr 25, 2025Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 4:40PM in conference room 229.House

Apr 25, 2025Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 2:50PM in conference room 229.House

Apr 24, 2025Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 1:30PM in conference room 229.House

Apr 23, 2025Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 873).House

Apr 23, 2025Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:05PM in conference room 229.House

Apr 23, 2025Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Kanuha, DeCorte.Senate

Apr 15, 2025Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).Senate

Apr 14, 2025House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza.House

Apr 11, 2025Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).Senate

Apr 10, 2025House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).House

Apr 8, 2025Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 659) in amended form (SD 1).House

Apr 8, 2025Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Senate

Apr 4, 2025One Day Notice 04-08-25.Senate

Apr 4, 2025Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1683) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate

Apr 2, 2025The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Mar 27, 2025The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 14, 2025Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate

Mar 14, 2025Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1088) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate

Mar 10, 2025The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Senate

Mar 7, 2025The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.Senate

Mar 6, 2025Referred to EDU, WAM.Senate

Mar 6, 2025Passed First Reading.Senate

Mar 6, 2025Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 260).Senate

Mar 4, 2025Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.House

Feb 28, 2025Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1101), recommending passage on Third Reading.House

Feb 26, 2025The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.House

Feb 24, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Feb 11, 2025Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).House

Feb 11, 2025Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 346) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House

Feb 4, 2025The 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.House

Jan 31, 2025Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House

Jan 21, 2025Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 2House

Jan 21, 2025Introduced and Pass First Reading.House

Jan 17, 2025Pending introduction.House

Recorded votes

Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedApr 2, 2025 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed

Senate Education: Passed, With AmendmentsMar 10, 2025 · Senate · 5 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

DOE
Braille
Low Vision or Blind Students
Individualized Educational Programs
Section 504 Plans
Braille Instruction
Print Instructional Materials
Braille Literacy Resource Center
Rules
Appropriations ($)

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