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Hawaii 2026

SB 3238

RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.

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Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
upper
Classification
bill
Subjects
Appropriation ($), Language Access Education and Workforce Development Program, Positions, UH
Introduced / first action
2026-01-28 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Establishes a Language Access Education and Workforce Development Program at the University of Hawaii. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. (CD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Act 179, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281).

    became-law

  2. Act 179, on 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281).

    became-law

  3. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  6. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  7. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.

  9. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:50PM in Conference Room 229.

  10. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Miyake, Amato, Kapela, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 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, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 209-26).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  14. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 209-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  15. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  16. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.

  17. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.

  18. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.

  19. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  20. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 2:30PM in conference room 229.

  21. House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Miyake Co-Chairs; Amato, Kapela, Souza.

  22. Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; DeCorte.

  23. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  24. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 766).

    introduction, receipt

  25. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  26. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  27. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  28. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2051-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  29. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

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  30. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  32. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1318-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  33. 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, Kong, Lowen, Perruso, Poepoe, Quinlan excused (6).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  34. The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  36. Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Monday, 03-16-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. Pass First Reading

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  38. Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 16

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  39. Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 03-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  40. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  41. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 126) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction, receipt

  42. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2757) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  43. One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  44. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  45. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  46. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:56AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  47. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2613) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

    reading-2, referral-committee

  49. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  50. The committee(s) on EDU has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-18-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  51. The committee(s) on EDU deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  52. The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  53. Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  54. Introduced.

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  55. Passed First Reading.

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