HB 861 HD1

Hawaii House bill in Session 2026.

Status: in_committee. Latest action: February 13, 2025.

School Bus Contracts; Student Transportation; Service Disruptions.

Bill ID HI-2026-HB-861
Session 2026
Status in_committee
Committee EDN, FIN
House in_committee 2025-02-13
Education Infrastructure / Utilities Transportation
Summary

Designates student transportation as critical infrastructure and a critical service for Hawaii's public education system. Requires all school bus contracts between the State and the contractor to include certain standards, performance metrics, and accountability requirements to prevent service disruptions. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Sponsor
Trish La Chica
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Introduced Bill introduced
2025-02-13 Status in_committee
2025-02-13 Latest Action Passed 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, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
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