# Hawaii SB 3110: RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.

Hawaii SB 3110, RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-30 (Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1455-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 3110
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-03-30, Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1455-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge Program, Civil-Military Program, Na Kula Alakaʻi, Civil Service, Collective Bargaining, Exemption, PBS, LAB, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 7 (107 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Clarifies that employees of the Hawaii National Guard youth and adult educational programs are excluded from collective bargaining. Renames the "Hawaii National Guard Youth Challenge Program" to the "Hawaii National Guard Civil-Military Program" and codifies its Hawaiian name, "Na Kula Alakaʻi". Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-24 | House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 6 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB... | pass | 50 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-16 | House | The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-06 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-02 | Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 13 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |

## Actions (28)

- 2026-03-30: Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1455-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-03-30: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4). (House)
- 2026-03-24: The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1212-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on LAB with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-03-16: The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama. (House)
- 2026-03-12: This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Monday, 03-16-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-11: Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-10: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to PBS, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16 (House)
- 2026-03-06: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 111) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2829) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: One Day Notice 03-06-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-02: 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, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-02-27: The committee on WAM has rescheduled its decision making to 03-02-26 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-23: The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-02-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from PSM/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2529) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye. (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: The committee(s) on PSM/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to PSM/LBT, WAM. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-01-26: Pending Introduction. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3110_HD2_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3110_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3110_.PDF)
- SB3110_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3110_HD1_.HTM)
- SB3110_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3110_HD2_.HTM)
- SB3110_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3110_SD1_.HTM)

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- 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/SB3110_HD2_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3110_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3110_.PDF)
- [SB3110_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3110_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB3110_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3110_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB3110_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3110_SD1_.HTM)

## 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-SB3110-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).