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State Government / Hawaii / Legislation / SB 440

SB 440Session 2026SenatePassed a vote

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the Future Career and Technical Education Teacher Scholarship Program to be administered by the Department of Education to facilitate the recruitment and retention of career and technical education teachers in Hawaii public schools. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Latest development · Apr 2, 2026

Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

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Session
2026
Introduced
Jan 16, 2025
Latest passage
Apr 3, 2025
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Topics and classification

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Budget & TaxesEducation

Source subjects

Appropriations ($)Career and Technical EducationDOEScholarshipTeacher ShortagesTeaching LicenseUniversity of Hawaii

Document type

Bill

Sponsors

Primary sponsors are listed before cosponsors and other sponsoring entities.

Primary sponsor

C.

Primary sponsorCHANG
Primary sponsorDELA CRUZ
Primary sponsorELEFANTE
Primary sponsorHASHIMOTO
Primary sponsorINOUYE
Primary sponsorKANUHA
Primary sponsorKIDANI
Primary sponsorKIM
Primary sponsor

LEE

Primary sponsorMORIWAKI
Primary sponsorSAN BUENAVENTURA
cosponsorWakai

Action timeline

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  1. Apr 2, 2026

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    ReceiptSenate
  2. Apr 1, 2026

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

    House
  3. Dec 8, 2025

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    Carried OverHawaii State Legislature
  4. Apr 21, 2025

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 754).

    ReceiptSenate
  5. Apr 17, 2025

    House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Souza.

    House
  6. Apr 4, 2025

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 463).

    IntroductionReceiptSenate
  7. Apr 4, 2025

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    Amendment FailureSenate
  8. Apr 4, 2025

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 590).

    ReceiptHouse
  9. Apr 3, 2025

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1902), recommending passage on Third Reading.

    House
  10. Apr 3, 2025

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    PassageHouse
  11. Mar 27, 2025

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Alcos, Ward.

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  12. Mar 24, 2025

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    House
  13. Mar 21, 2025

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1438) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

    House
  14. Mar 21, 2025

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).

    Reading 2Referral CommitteeHouse
  15. Mar 18, 2025

    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, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin.

    Committee Passage FavorableHouse
  16. Mar 14, 2025

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-18-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    House
  17. Mar 4, 2025

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 18

    Referral CommitteeHouse
  18. Feb 28, 2025

    Pass First Reading

    Reading 1House
  19. Feb 27, 2025

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    PassageSenate
  20. Feb 27, 2025

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 26) in amended form (SD 2).

    IntroductionReceiptHouse
  21. Feb 18, 2025

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 685) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    Senate
  22. Feb 18, 2025

    48 Hrs. Notice 02-27-25.

    Senate
  23. Feb 12, 2025

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  24. Feb 10, 2025

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-12-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    Senate
  25. Feb 7, 2025

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 97) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

    Senate
  26. Feb 7, 2025

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

    PassageReading 2Referral CommitteeSenate
  27. Jan 31, 2025

    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) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha.

    Committee Passage FavorableSenate
  28. Jan 28, 2025

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 01-31-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

    Senate
  29. Jan 21, 2025

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

    Referral CommitteeSenate
  30. Jan 16, 2025

    Introduced.

    IntroductionSenate
  31. Jan 16, 2025

    Passed First Reading.

    Reading 1Senate

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