# Hawaii HB 622: RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Hawaii HB 622, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Justin H. Woodson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-19 (Act 067, 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 622
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-05-19, Act 067, 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167).
- Sponsor: Justin H. Woodson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Subjects: DOE, Computer Science, Legislative Report, Due Date, Extension, EDU
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (185 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Changes the due date of the Department of Education's annual computer science legislative report from June 30 to October 31. (SD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Justin H. Woodson (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Daniel Holt (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kim Coco Iwamoto (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Kitagawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tyson K. Miyake (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Adrian K. Tam (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Tarnas (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Chris Todd (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-25 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-23 | House | The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The ... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-03 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-10 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-13 | House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |

## Actions (35)

- 2025-05-19: Act 067, 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167). (Senate)
- 2025-05-19: Act 067, on 05/19/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1167). (House)
- 2025-04-30: Received notice of House agreement and passage on Final Reading (Hse. Com. No. 820). (Senate)
- 2025-04-28: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-25: Received notice of House reconsideration of action in disagreeing to the amendments proposed by the Senate (Hse. Com. No. 814). (Senate)
- 2025-04-25: House agrees to Senate amendment(s). (House)
- 2025-04-25: Passed Final Reading as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lamosao excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reconsideration of action taken on 04-04-25. (House)
- 2025-04-23: The House Conference Managers recommend to agree to the Senate Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-22: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 1:30PM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-22-25 3:00PM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Kanuha, Kim, 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: Woodson Chair; La Chica, Souza. (House)
- 2025-04-08: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 559). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-03: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 547) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-01: Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1488) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-03-25. (Senate)
- 2025-03-10: 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)
- 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to EDU. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 25). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-19: Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 797) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-19: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Amato, Cochran, Grandinetti, Perruso, Ward excused (5). (House)
- 2025-02-13: 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; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Muraoka. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-13-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to EDN, referral sheet 2 (House)
- 2025-01-17: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB622_SD1_.pdf)
- HB622_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB622_HD1_.HTM)
- HB622_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB622_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB622_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1167_.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/HB622_SD1_.pdf)
- [HB622_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB622_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB622_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB622_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB622_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1167_.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-HB622-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).