HI HB 624
died on adjournmentRELATING TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 624 pass?
No. HI HB 624 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
What is HI HB 624 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 2026. Requires a report to the Legislature. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 624?
WOODSON, AMATO, BELATTI and 12 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 624.
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 2026. Requires a report to the Legislature. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-21
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- WOODSONprimary
- AMATOprimary
- BELATTIprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- KAPELAprimary
- LA CHICAprimary
- LOWENprimary
- MARTENprimary
- OLDSprimary
- PERRUSOprimary
- POEPOEprimary
- QUINLANprimary
- SOUZAprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TARNASprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-03-21
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-21
Reported from EDU/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1285) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2025-03-18
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-18
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) Kidani, Kim, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-13
The committee(s) on EDU/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
2025-03-04
Referred to EDU/CPN, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-02-28
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-02-28
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 26).
introduction,receipt
2025-02-27
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2025-02-27
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 848), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-20
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-18
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-13
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
passage,referral-committee
2025-02-13
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 555), recommending referral to FIN.
2025-02-11
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-07
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-05
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) Cochran, Ward excused (2).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-05
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 174) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
2025-01-30
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, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-01-28
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 01-30-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21
Referred to EDN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2
referral-committee
2025-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-17
Pending introduction.
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Votes
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-01-30 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (11)
- Woodson: yes
- La Chica: yes
- Amato: yes
- Evslin: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Kila: yes
- Olds: yes
- Sayama: yes
- Muraoka: yes
- Souza: yes
- Kapela: not voting
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-11 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Matayoshi: yes
- Chun: yes
- Ilagan: yes
- Ichiyama: yes
- Iwamoto: yes
- Kong: yes
- Lowen: yes
- Marten: yes
- Tam: yes
- Pierick: yes
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-02-20 · pass · 14-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Yamashita: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Templo: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Alcos: not voting
- Ward: not voting
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-03-18 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Keohokalole: yes
- Fukunaga: yes
- McKelvey: yes
- Richards: yes
- Awa: not voting
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-03-18 · pass · 4-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Kidani: yes
- Kim: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- DeCorte: yes
- Hashimoto: not voting
Related bills
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