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Measure Title: RELATING TO UNACCOMPANIED HOMELESS YOUTH.
Report Title: Department of Education; Office of Youth Services; Unaccompanied Homeless Youth; Enrollment; Provisional Attendance
Description: Entitles unaccompanied homeless youth, including runaway youth, with the rights, as provided by the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, to immediate enrollment in school, full participation in school activities, and access to comparable school and educational services provided to other students. Establishes a student-centered, safety-first protocol for unaccompanied homeless youth enrolling in or attending school. Permits unaccompanied homeless youth to provisionally enroll in school without providing immunization records. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)
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Package: None
Current Referral: EDU/HHS, WAM
Introducer(s): OLDS, AMATO, BELATTI, EVSLIN, GRANDINETTI, HUSSEY, ILAGAN, IWAMOTO, KILA, KITAGAWA, KUSCH, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, PERRUSO, PIERICK, POEPOE, REYES ODA, SOUZA, TAKAYAMA, TAKENOUCHI, TAM, TARNAS, TEMPLO, WOODSON
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Measure Status History

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DateChamberStatus Text
3/12/2026SReferred to EDU/HHS, WAM.
3/12/2026SPassed First Reading.
3/12/2026SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 416).
3/10/2026HPassed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
3/6/2026HForty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
3/6/2026HReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1039-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
3/3/2026HThe committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
2/27/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/20/2026HReport adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2/20/2026HReported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 606-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2/17/2026HThe 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.
2/12/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/10/2026HPassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2/9/2026HReported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 72-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSH.
2/5/2026HThe 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, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2/3/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/2/2026HReferred to EDN, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 6
1/28/2026HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/27/2026HPending introduction.

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All Versions of this Measure

HB2427_HD3 Link to HB2427_HD3 .PDF file
HB2427_HD1 Link to HB2427_HD1 .PDF file
HB2427_HD2 Link to HB2427_HD2 .PDF file
HB2427 Link to HB2427 .PDF file

Committee Reports

HB2427_HD1_HSCR72-26_ Link to committee report HB2427_HD1_HSCR72-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB2427_HD2_HSCR606-26_ Link to committee report HB2427_HD2_HSCR606-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB2427_HD3_HSCR1039-26_ Link to committee report HB2427_HD3_HSCR1039-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)

Testimony

HB2427_TESTIMONY_EDN_02-05-26_
HB2427_HD1_TESTIMONY_HSH_02-17-26_
HB2427_HD2_TESTIMONY_FIN_03-03-26_

Hearing Notices

EDN
2/05/26 2:00P
309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
HSH
2/17/26 9:30A
329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
FIN
3/03/26 2:00P
308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE