# Hawaii SB 3123: RELATING TO PRIVATE SUPPORT OF EDUCATION.

Hawaii SB 3123, RELATING TO PRIVATE SUPPORT OF EDUCATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-03-27 (Act 002, 03/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1102).); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 3123
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO PRIVATE SUPPORT OF EDUCATION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-26
- Last action: 2026-03-27, Act 002, 03/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1102).
- Sponsor: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Educational Gifts, Donor-Conditioned Educational Awards, Conditional Gifts, School-Conditioned Enrollment, Contractual Relationships, JHA
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (132 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

Clarifies that free tuition at private educational institutions or school-conditioned enrollment at private educational institutions where no tuition or other monetary consideration is required or paid by the recipient are to be considered conditional gifts that support educational advancements rather than contractual obligations unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. (SD1)

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Private school awards treated as gifts: cost, low. The law treats donor-funded scholarships, grants, tuition waivers, and similar awards for private preschool through high school as conditional gifts, not contracts, unless the parties agree otherwise in writing. The same rule applies to private-school enrollment when the student is not required to…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

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

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-24 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-23 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 44 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-18 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (23)

- 2026-03-27: Act 002, 03/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1102). (Senate)
- 2026-03-27: Act 002, on 03/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1102). (House)
- 2026-03-24: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 448). (Senate)
- 2026-03-24: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-03-23: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1322-26), recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-23: Passed Second Reading; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Lowen, Perruso, Poepoe, Quinlan excused (6). (House)
- 2026-03-18: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Sayama, Cochran. (House)
- 2026-03-16: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-10: Referred to JHA, referral sheet 15 (House)
- 2026-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-05: Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 29) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-02-25: Reported from JDC/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2718) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-26. (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) San Buenaventura ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Chang. (Senate)
- 2026-02-12: 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) Fukunaga, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-02-06: The committee(s) on JDC/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-12-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to JDC/EDU. (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/SB3123_SD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3123_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1102_.PDF)
- SB3123_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3123_SD1_.HTM)

## 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/SB3123_SD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3123_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/GM1102_.PDF)
- [SB3123_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3123_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-SB3123-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).