2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB423: Relating To The Early Learning Board.
Legislative Summary
Requires one voting member of the Early Learning Board to have experience as a local provider of early childhood education and development services. Adds the Director of the Hawaii Head Start State Collaboration Office as an ex officio, nonvoting member to the Early Learning Board. Requires the Early Learning Board to invite the President of the Head Start Association of Hawaii, or their designee, to serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Board. (CD1)
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Bill History
1/16/2025
Introduced.
Senate
1/16/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/21/2025
Referred to EDU.
Senate
1/31/2025
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/5/2025
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/19/2025
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 701) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
Senate
2/19/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
Senate
2/19/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 02-27-25.
Senate
2/27/2025
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
2/27/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 24) in amended form (SD 1).
House of Representatives
2/28/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 18
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
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, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1192) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4).
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1731) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
3/31/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-02-25.
House of Representatives
4/2/2025
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/3/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 436).
Senate
4/3/2025
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/3/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 481).
House of Representatives
4/14/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Perruso Co-Chairs; Souza.
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731).
Senate
4/15/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Kanuha, Kim, DeCorte.
Senate
4/15/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-22-25 3:00PM in conference room 229.
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 229.
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 3:00PM in conference room 229.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
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) Kidani, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.
Senate
4/24/2025
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Perruso, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 73).
Senate
4/24/2025
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
Senate
4/24/2025
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 73) as amended in (CD 1).
House of Representatives
4/24/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/24/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/24/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments
2/5/2025
5
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 13
Republican: 1
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Kidani
Democrat