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 ma
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Officially: “RELATING TO TEACHER LICENSING.” Read the full text
2025-2026 biennium
What it does
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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Pending Introduction. · Jan 14, 2026
Introduced and passed First Reading. · Jan 21, 2026
Referred to EDU, WAM. · Jan 22, 2026
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. · Jan 30, 2026
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 · Feb 4, 2026
Re-Referred to EDU. · Feb 5, 2026
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. · Feb 23, 2026
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). · Feb 23, 2026
48 Hrs. Notice 02-25-26. · Feb 23, 2026
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. · Feb 25, 2026
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 15) in amended form (SD 1). · Feb 25, 2026
Pass First Reading · Mar 5, 2026
Referred to EDN, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 15 · Mar 10, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 03-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Mar 17, 2026
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; · Mar 19, 2026
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1289-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. · Mar 20, 2026
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). · Mar 20, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Mar 20, 2026
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: Represen · Mar 24, 2026
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1463-26), recommending referral to FIN. · Mar 30, 2026
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). · Mar 30, 2026
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Apr 2, 2026
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-08-26. · Apr 7, 2026
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 04-08-26 1:57PM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. · Apr 7, 2026
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, · Apr 8, 2026
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2107-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. · Apr 10, 2026
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26. · Apr 10, 2026
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 Rep · Apr 14, 2026
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 627). · Apr 16, 2026
Senate disagrees with House amendments. · Apr 16, 2026
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). · Apr 16, 2026
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Hashimoto, DeCorte. · Apr 20, 2026
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714). · Apr 20, 2026
House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; La Chica, Olds, Muraoka. · Apr 28, 2026
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-30-26 1:34PM; Conference Room 229. · Apr 29, 2026
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 874). · Apr 29, 2026
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 1:30PM in conference room 229. · Apr 30, 2026
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 4:00PM in conference room 229. · May 1, 2026
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 reservati · May 1, 2026
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: · May 1, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 208-26). · May 1, 2026
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. · May 1, 2026
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 208-26) as amended in (CD 1). · May 1, 2026
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. · May 1, 2026
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. · May 6, 2026
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) · May 6, 2026
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). · May 6, 2026
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). · May 8, 2026
Enrolled to Governor. · May 8, 2026
Act 030, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130). · May 26, 2026
Act 030, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130). · May 26, 2026
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Recorded votes
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).Senate · 2026-05-06 · Ayes 25, Aye(s) with reservations 0
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 withHouse · 2026-05-06 · Aye(s) with reservations 2, Noes 4, Excused 1
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows:Senate · 2026-05-01 · Aye(s) 2, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 1
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-05-01 · Ayes 5, Ayes with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 1
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 withHouse · 2026-04-14 · Aye(s) with reservations 3, Noes 5, Excused 1
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-04-08 · Ayes 13, Ayes with reservations 2, Noes 0, Excused 1
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN withHouse · 2026-03-30 · Aye(s) with reservations 1, Noes 0, Excused 4
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-03-24 · Ayes 5, Ayes with reservations 1, Noes 0, Excused 0
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with noneHouse · 2026-03-20 · Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 1
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows:House · 2026-03-19 · Ayes 9, Ayes with reservations 1, Noes 0, Excused 0
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).Senate · 2026-02-25 · Ayes 24, Aye(s) with reservations 0, Noes 0, Excused 1
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows:Senate · 2026-02-04 · Aye(s) 4, Aye(s) with reservations 0, No(es) 0, Excused 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Hawaii legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Act 030, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130). (May 26, 2026).