Bill Sponsor
Hawaii Senate Bill 3262
Session 2026
Relating To Education.
Active
Active
Vetoed by Governor on Jul 15, 2026
First Action
Jan 28, 2026
Latest Action
Jul 15, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
3262
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Cosponsor
Senate Votes (4)
House Votes (3)
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Requires that the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board submit three nominees for its Executive Director to the Board of Education. Requires the Board of Education to appoint an Executive Director from the nominees on the list, subject to advice and consent of the Senate. (CD1)
07/15/2026
Senate
Vetoed on 07/15/2026 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1369).
07/15/2026
House
Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1369).
06/26/2026
Senate
Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1264)
06/26/2026
House
Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1264)
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 none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Garrett, Gedeon, Grandinetti, Hussey, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Ratcliffe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (17) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
04/29/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 4:45 PM; Conference Room 229.
04/29/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/29/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Tarnas, La Chica, Olds, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/29/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 72-26).
04/29/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
04/29/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 72-26) as amended in (CD 1).
04/29/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/28/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.
04/27/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).
04/27/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 2:55PM; Conference Room 229.
04/24/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Tarnas Co-Chairs; La Chica, Olds, Muraoka.
04/21/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; DeCorte.
04/21/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 771).
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 1 with Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Reyes Oda voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
04/10/2026
House
Deferred one day 04-14-26.
04/08/2026
House
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1827-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/08/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.
04/02/2026
House
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.
03/31/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/24/2026
House
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1383-26), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
03/24/2026
House
Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).
03/19/2026
House
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
03/12/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/12/2026
House
Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 17
03/10/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
03/10/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 396) in amended form (SD 1).
03/06/2026
Senate
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3077) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
03/06/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
03/05/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
02/25/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
02/20/2026
Senate
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2577) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
02/20/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
02/18/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.
02/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
02/02/2026
Senate
Referred to EDU, JDC.
01/28/2026
Senate
Introduced.
01/28/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
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Record Created
Jan 28, 2026 6:34:15 AM
Record Updated
Jul 16, 2026 6:50:27 AM