# Hawaii HB 549: RELATING TO AN EARLY LEARNING APPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM.

Hawaii HB 549, RELATING TO AN EARLY LEARNING APPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2025-04-24 (Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229.) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 549
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO AN EARLY LEARNING APPRENTICESHIP GRANT PROGRAM.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-04-24, Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229.
- Sponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Subjects: Early Learning Apprenticeship Grant Program, Childcare, Early Learning Opportunities, Professions and Occupations, Reports, Appropriations, HRE/EDU, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Establishes an Early Learning Apprenticeship Grant Program to be administered by the University of Hawaii to provide financial support for early learning program service providers in the State to participate in state- or federally-approved early learning apprenticeship programs. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Cory M. Chun (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Luke A. Evslin (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: LA CHICA
- Cosponsor: Mike Lee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: M.
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jackson D. Sayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jenna Takenouchi (Democratic), House

## Actions (42)

- 2025-04-24: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 1:30PM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-22-25 1:30PM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kidani, Kanuha Co-Chairs; DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 828). (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Marten, Holt Co-Chairs; Amato, Souza. (House)
- 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. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 654) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1787) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: One Day Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-02: The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: The committee on WAM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-02-25 10:01AM; CR 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from HRE/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1273) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Fevella. (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: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: The committee(s) on HRE/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-17-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 254). (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to HRE/EDU, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1028) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-28: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-04-25. (House)
- 2025-02-26: Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-26-25 11:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-26: The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. (House)
- 2025-02-25: The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-26-25. (House)
- 2025-02-21: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 652) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-02-11: The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Chun, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-02-06: Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:45AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 149) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSH. (House)
- 2025-02-04: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSH with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). (House)
- 2025-01-31: The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-01-28: Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 01-31-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-28: Bill re-scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 01-31-25 2:15PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to HED, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_SD1_.pdf)
- HB549_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_HD1_.HTM)
- HB549_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_HD2_.HTM)
- HB549_HD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_HD3_.HTM)
- HB549_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB549_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB549_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_HD2_.HTM)
- [HB549_HD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_HD3_.HTM)
- [HB549_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB549_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB549-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).