Bill Commons

HI HB 1889

died on adjournment

RELATING TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 1889 pass?

No. HI HB 1889 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-23): The committee on EDU deferred the measure.

What is HI HB 1889 about?

Creates a School Psychologists Working Group within the Department of Education to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2027. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1889?

WOODSON, AMATO, BELATTI and 23 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1889.

Description

Creates a School Psychologists Working Group within the Department of Education to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2027. Requires a report to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-03-23 — The committee on EDU deferred the measure.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • WOODSONprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • CHUNprimary
  • EVSLINprimary
  • GARRETTprimary
  • GEDEONprimary
  • ILAGANprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • M.primary
  • LOWENprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • PIERICKprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • QUINLANprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TAKENOUCHIprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-23

    The committee on EDU deferred the measure.

    deferral

  2. 2026-03-18

    The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 03-23-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

    deferral

  3. 2026-03-16

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  4. 2026-03-10

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 162).

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  5. 2026-03-10

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  6. 2026-03-10

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

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  7. 2026-03-06

    Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 982-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  8. 2026-03-06

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

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  9. 2026-02-26

    The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto, Marten, Pierick.

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2026-02-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-26-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  11. 2026-02-20

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 697-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  12. 2026-02-20

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  13. 2026-02-19

    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, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-02-17

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  15. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  16. 2026-01-26

    Referred to EDN, CPC, referral sheet 2

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  17. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-02-19 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Woodson: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes

  • The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-26 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Matayoshi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Chun: yes
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Ichiyama: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Lowen: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Iwamoto: not voting
    • Marten: not voting
    • Pierick: not voting

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1889&year=2026

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