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Hawaii · 2025 Regular Session · Resolution

HR 105: SUPPORTING FREE AND RESPONSIBLE SCHOLASTIC JOURNALISM AND ACTIVELY SUPPORTING AND HONORING THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IN STUDENT PUBLICATIONS.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HR 105 is a resolution introduced in the Hawaii House on March 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: SUPPORTING FREE AND RESPONSIBLE SCHOLASTIC JOURNALISM AND ACTIVELY SUPPORTING AND HONORING THE FIRST AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION IN STUDENT PUBLICATIONS. Primary sponsor: Amy Perruso (Democratic), Terez Amato (Democratic), Della Belatti (Democratic), Elle Cochran (Republican). Most recent recorded action (April 3, 2025): Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1846), recommending adoption.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 3 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Amy PerrusoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse46
Terez AmatoPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse11
Della BelattiPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse26
Elle CochranPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse14

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1846), recommending adoption.
  2. Adopted with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2).
  3. Resolution adopted in final form.
  4. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia, Shimizu; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
  5. Resolution scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 04-01-25 2:00PM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  6. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1537) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to JHA.
  7. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka voting no (2) and Representative(s) Garrett, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Ward excused (4).
  8. The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kila, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett, Kapela, Sayama, Muraoka.
  9. Resolution scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 03-20-25 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  10. Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 22
  11. Offered

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source