SB 3282 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE WORKFORCE PELL GRANT PROGRAM.

Summary

Establishes a statewide framework for the implementation of the federal Workforce Pell Grant Program to provide financial aid for certain short-term workforce education and training programs. Establishes a Workforce Pell Grant Program Approval Committee within the Workforce Development Council. Authorizes the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to adopt rules. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action Feb 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB3282 → SB3282_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a House version to a Senate committee draft, changing the bill number and author. Substantively, the effective date was moved from immediate approval to January 1, 2077, and rulemaking authority was transferred from the Workforce Development Council to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations. The text also includes minor formatting and grammatical adjustments to the definitions and committee descriptions.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on establishing a framework for the federal Workforce Pell Grant Program in Hawaii, but the entity responsible for creating specific rules has changed.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'January 1, 2077', significantly delaying implementation.

REQUIREMENT

Rulemaking authority was transferred from the Workforce Development Council to the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and grammatical corrections were made to definitions, committee descriptions, and confidentiality clauses.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Committee

Reported from LBT/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2264) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to LBT/EDU, WAM.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors