# Hawaii SB 3262: RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Hawaii SB 3262, RELATING TO EDUCATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Donna Mercado Kim (Democratic); status vetoed, last action 2026-07-15 (Vetoed on 07/15/2026 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1369).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 3262
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO EDUCATION.
- Status: vetoed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-28
- Last action: 2026-07-15, Vetoed on 07/15/2026 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1369).
- Sponsor: Donna Mercado Kim (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Subjects: HTSB, BOE, Executive Director, Appointment, Advice and Consent, EDN, JHA
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 10 (188 yes, 21 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires that the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board submit three nominees for its Executive Director to the Board of Education. Requires the Board of Education to appoint an Executive Director from the nominees on the list, subject to advice and consent of the Senate. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Donna Mercado Kim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Kurt Fevella (Republican), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lorraine R. Inouye (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle N. Kidani (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-06 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 34 | 17 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-29 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 47 | 4 |   |
| 2026-04-02 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting a... | pass | 48 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-19 | House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 25 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-05 | Senate | The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-18 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |

## Actions (50)

- 2026-07-15: Vetoed on 07/15/2026 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1369). (Senate)
- 2026-07-15: Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1369). (House)
- 2026-06-26: Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/26/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1264) (Senate)
- 2026-06-26: Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1264) (House)
- 2026-05-08: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888). (Senate)
- 2026-05-08: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-05-06: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Garrett, Gedeon, Grandinetti, Hussey, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Ratcliffe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (17) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-05-06: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816). (House)
- 2026-04-29: Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 4:45 PM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Tarnas, La Chica, Olds, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 72-26). (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 72-26) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2026-04-29: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26. (House)
- 2026-04-28: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:00PM in conference room 229. (House)
- 2026-04-27: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839). (Senate)
- 2026-04-27: Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 2:55PM; Conference Room 229. (Senate)
- 2026-04-24: House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Tarnas Co-Chairs; La Chica, Olds, Muraoka. (House)
- 2026-04-21: Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2026-04-21: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718). (House)
- 2026-04-16: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 771). (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2026-04-16: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710). (House)
- 2026-04-14: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Reyes Oda voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Deferred one day 04-14-26. (House)
- 2026-04-08: Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1827-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-04-08: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26. (House)
- 2026-04-02: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama. (House)
- 2026-03-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1383-26), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA. (House)
- 2026-03-24: Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2). (House)
- 2026-03-19: The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2026-03-17: Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 03-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-12: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2026-03-12: Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 17 (House)
- 2026-03-10: Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-03-10: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 396) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2026-03-06: Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3077) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2026-02-25: The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2577) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-02-20: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-02-18: The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga. (Senate)
- 2026-02-13: The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to EDU, JDC. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced. (Senate)
- 2026-01-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3262_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3262_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3262_.PDF)
- SB3262_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3262_CD1_.HTM)
- SB3262_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3262_HD1_.HTM)
- SB3262_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3262_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/SB3262_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3262_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3262_.PDF)
- [SB3262_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3262_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB3262_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3262_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB3262_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SB3262_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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