# Hawaii HB 1069: RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Hawaii HB 1069, RELATING TO EDUCATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status failed, last action 2025-12-08 (Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1069
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO EDUCATION.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-12-08, Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: BOE, DOE, School Facilities Authority Board, Membership, EDU, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (151 yes, 6 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Adds 2 ex officio, voting members that represent the Department of Education and Board of Education to the School Facilities Authority Board. (SD2)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 12 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-17 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 44 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-21 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-12 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA... | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 11 | 0 |   |

## Actions (27)

- 2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 725) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1661) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite. (Senate)
- 2025-03-27: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1184) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: 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, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-14: The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to EDU, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 68). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 898), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-21: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Garcia; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Todd. (House)
- 2025-02-19: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Friday, 02-21-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 466) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-02-12: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Sayama, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-02-06: The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-02-03: Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-06-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1069_SD2_.pdf)
- HB1069_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1069_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1069_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1069_SD1_.HTM)
- HB1069_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1069_SD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1069_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1069_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1069_SD2_.pdf)
- [HB1069_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1069_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1069_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1069_SD1_.HTM)
- [HB1069_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1069_SD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1069_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB1069_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1069-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).