# Hawaii SB 1393: RELATING TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS.

Hawaii SB 1393, RELATING TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-20 (Senate Conferee(s) discharged.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1393
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2026-03-20, Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: DOE, SFA, Public Lands Transfer, EDN, WAL, JHA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (155 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the School Facilities Authority to consult with the Department of Education and other impacted departments or agencies before the conveyance of ownership rights or lease of lands to the School Facilities Authority. Repeals the requirement that the Department of Education transfer title to lands it holds upon request of the School Facilities Authority. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-04 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-27 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-14 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL... | pass | 47 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-03 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (33)

- 2026-03-20: Senate Conferee(s) discharged. (Senate)
- 2026-03-20: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). (House)
- 2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- 2025-04-16: Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Kanuha, Kim, DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 809). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 608). (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 774). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-02: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1762) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-02: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-04-25. (House)
- 2025-03-27: 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; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. (House)
- 2025-03-25: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-27-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1482) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). (House)
- 2025-03-18: The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Woodson. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1216) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-11: 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. (House)
- 2025-03-07: Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to EDN, WAL, JHA, referral sheet 18 (House)
- 2025-02-28: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 34) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-02-19: Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 700) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-02-19: 48 Hrs. Notice 02-27-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-03: 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)
- 2025-01-31: The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to EDU. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_HD3_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_.PDF)
- SB1393_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_HD1_.HTM)
- SB1393_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_HD2_.HTM)
- SB1393_HD3: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_HD3_.HTM)
- SB1393_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_SD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_HD3_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_.PDF)
- [SB1393_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB1393_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB1393_HD3 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_HD3_.HTM)
- [SB1393_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB1393_SD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [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 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1393-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).