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HI SB 3238

enacted

RELATING TO LANGUAGE ACCESS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 3238 pass?

Yes. HI SB 3238 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 179, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281).

What is HI SB 3238 about?

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

Who sponsors HI SB 3238?

LAMOSAO, ELEFANTE, FUKUNAGA and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 3238, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

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

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 179, 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1281).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • LAMOSAOprimary
  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • C.primary
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

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

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  2. 2026-06-26

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

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  3. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

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  5. 2026-05-06

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

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  6. 2026-05-06

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

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  7. 2026-05-06

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

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

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

  9. 2026-05-01

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

  10. 2026-05-01

    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.

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  11. 2026-05-01

    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.

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  12. 2026-05-01

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

  13. 2026-05-01

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

  14. 2026-05-01

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

  15. 2026-05-01

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

  16. 2026-04-30

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

  17. 2026-04-28

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

  18. 2026-04-24

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

  19. 2026-04-23

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

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-23

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

  21. 2026-04-22

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

  22. 2026-04-21

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

  23. 2026-04-21

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

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  24. 2026-04-16

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

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  25. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  26. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  27. 2026-04-14

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

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  28. 2026-04-10

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

  29. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

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  30. 2026-04-07

    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.

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  31. 2026-04-02

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

  32. 2026-03-23

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

  33. 2026-03-23

    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).

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  34. 2026-03-16

    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.

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  35. 2026-03-12

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

  36. 2026-03-12

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

  37. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

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  38. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 16

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  39. 2026-03-10

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

  40. 2026-03-06

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

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  41. 2026-03-06

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

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  42. 2026-03-05

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

  43. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  44. 2026-03-03

    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.

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  45. 2026-02-25

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

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  46. 2026-02-23

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

  47. 2026-02-20

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

  48. 2026-02-20

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

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  49. 2026-02-18

    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.

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  50. 2026-02-13

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

  51. 2026-02-08

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

  52. 2026-02-06

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

  53. 2026-02-02

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

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  54. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  55. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-18 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Kidani: not voting
    • Fukunaga: not voting

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-03 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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

    2026-03-16 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Garrett: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Kapela: not voting

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Kim: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: yes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-05-01 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Garrett: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Souza: yes

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3238&year=2026

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