HB 1934: STATE LIBRARIAN; LIBRARIES; IMAGINATION LIBRARY OF HAWAII PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2026-02-18
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-03-05: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso.)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Version:
Requires the State Librarian to establish an Imagination Library of Hawaii Program to provide one free book each month to children from birth through five years of age who reside in the State. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Discussed in Hearing
Mar 5, 2026
House Standing Committee on Finance
Feb 17, 2026
House Standing Committee on Education
Feb 17, 2026