HI HB 1892

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1892 pass?

No. HI HB 1892 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 (2026-03-12): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 314).

What is HI HB 1892 about?

Requires the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (5) to appoint to the Board of Education a nonvoting public school teacher representative. Authorizes the nonvoting public school teacher representative to participate in all Board of Education meetings and enter into executive sessions, except in certain matters related to collective bargaining negotiations or personnel matters that may pose a conflict of interest. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

Who sponsors HI HB 1892?

WOODSON, AMATO, BELATTI and 23 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1892.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-26
Latest action: 2026-03-12 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 314).
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-12
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 314).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-12
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-12
Referred to EDU/LBT, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-10
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-06
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1137-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-06
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
2026-02-24
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-20
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-24-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-19
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 478-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.
2026-02-19
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
passage,referral-committee
2026-02-12
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-10
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 02-12-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-05
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 22-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
2026-02-05
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) Woodson excused (1).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-03
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
2026-01-30
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-26
Referred to EDN, LAB, JHA, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2026-01-23
Pending introduction.

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Votes

The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-03 · 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 LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-12 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Sayama: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Kapela: yes
- Kong: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-24 · pass · 7-1
Member-level votes (10)
- Tarnas: yes
- Poepoe: yes
- Belatti: yes
- Kahaloa: yes
- Sayama: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Shimizu: yes
- Cochran: no
- Hashem: not voting
- Garcia: not voting

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1892&year=2026

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