SB 423 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE EARLY LEARNING BOARD.

Summary

Requires one voting member of the Early Learning Board to have experience as a local provider of early childhood education and development services. Adds the Director of the Hawaii Head Start State Collaboration Office as an ex officio, nonvoting member to the Early Learning Board. Requires the Early Learning Board to invite the President of the Head Start Association of Hawaii, or their designee, to serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of the Board. (CD1)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Signed Jun 24, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB423_HD2 → SB423_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill amends the composition and membership rules for Hawaii's Early Learning Board. It modifies how voting members are selected from different counties and adds new requirements for ex officio (non-voting) members. The changes aim to improve representation and ensure the board includes perspectives from local early childhood education providers.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on the Early Learning Board's membership structure, but the specific requirements for board composition have been expanded to include additional ex officio positions.

REQUIREMENT

Changed the number of at-large voting members from five to three, reducing the total voting membership count.

Added a requirement that the board invite a representative from local early childhood education and development service providers to serve as an ex officio member if no voting member already holds that role.

Added the Director of the Hawaii Head Start State Collaboration Office (or their designee) as an ex officio, non-voting member to the board.

TIMELINE

Extended the effective date of the bill from July 1, 3000 to July 1, 2050.

Floor votes · Senate Feb 27, 2025

How they voted

25–0

Passed

Total votes 25

Feb 27, 2025

D Democratic22

22 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican3

3 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick excused (2).

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 73) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 73).

upper

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Perruso, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

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) Kidani, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim.

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 3:00PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-22-25 3:00PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 436).

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.

lower

Mar 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1192) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

lower

Mar 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

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, Sayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka.

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 18

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 24) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Feb 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EDU.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

11 primary · 3 co-sponsors