Hawaii Senate Bill 2125
Session 2026
Relating To Teacher Licensing.
Became Law
Became Law on May 26, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2125
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Allows the Department of Education and charter schools to hire unlicensed individuals as teachers on an emergency basis for five, rather than three, years. Requires that unlicensed teachers hired on an emergency basis make continuous and verifiable progress toward satisfying licensing requirements. Sunsets on 6/30/2031, but provides that unlicensed emergency hires employed before the sunset date may continue employment for up to five years from their hiring date, under certain conditions. (CD1)
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05/26/2026
Senate
Act 030, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130).
05/26/2026
House
Act 030, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Garcia, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Garrett, Iwamoto, Perruso voting no (4) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 4:00PM in conference room 229.
05/01/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.
05/01/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Lee, M., La Chica, Olds, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 208-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 208-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/30/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 1:30PM in conference room 229.
04/29/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 1:34PM; Conference Room 229.
04/29/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 874).
04/28/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; La Chica, Olds, Muraoka.
04/20/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Hashimoto, DeCorte.
04/20/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 627).
04/16/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/16/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
04/14/2026
House
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia, Matsumoto, Poepoe voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garrett, Iwamoto, Muraoka, Perruso voting no (5) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
04/10/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2107-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/10/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
04/08/2026
House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Yamashita, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Perruso, Alcos; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey.
04/07/2026
House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-08-26.
04/07/2026
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 04-08-26 1:57PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
04/02/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/30/2026
House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1463-26), recommending referral to FIN.
03/30/2026
House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
03/24/2026
House
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
03/20/2026
House
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1289-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
03/20/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
03/20/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/19/2026
House
The 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, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
03/17/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 03-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/10/2026
House
Referred to EDN, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 15
03/05/2026
House
Pass First Reading
02/25/2026
Senate
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Kidani). Transmitted to House.
02/25/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 15) in amended form (SD 1).
02/23/2026
Senate
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2705) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
02/23/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
02/23/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 02-25-26.
02/05/2026
Senate
Re-Referred to EDU.
02/04/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
01/30/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
01/22/2026
Senate
Referred to EDU, WAM.
01/21/2026
Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading.
01/14/2026
Senate
Pending Introduction.
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Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 9:13:44 AM
Record Updated
May 27, 2026 6:15:45 AM