# Hawaii SB 532: RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Hawaii SB 532, RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Michelle N. Kidani (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-05-30 (Act 136, 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 532
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-17
- Last action: 2025-05-30, Act 136, 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236).
- Sponsor: Michelle N. Kidani (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Subjects: DOE, Medication Administration, Staff, Agents, Health Care Professionals, Physician Assistants, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Prescriptive Authority, EDN, HLT, CPC
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 13 (236 yes, 8 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Authorizes school staff and agents trained by a health care professional to volunteer to administer medication to students at Department of Education public schools under certain conditions. Clarifies who may prescribe medication to be administered to students in schools. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Michelle N. Kidani (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stanley Chang (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Carol Fukunaga (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mike Gabbard (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Joy A. San Buenaventura (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 24 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-24 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 49 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-02 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-19 | House | The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 8 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-13 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HLT... | pass | 46 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 10 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-04 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2025-02-20 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-07 | Senate | The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |

## Actions (52)

- 2025-05-30: Act 136, 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236). (Senate)
- 2025-05-30: Act 136, on 05/30/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1236). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-02: Enrolled to Governor. (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: 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) Kidani, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Chun, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 65). (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 65) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-23: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 3:00PM in conference room 229. (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)
- 2025-04-16: Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Hashimoto, Keohokalole Co-Chairs. (Senate)
- 2025-04-16: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 811). (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 731). (Senate)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Chun Co-Chairs; Olds, Souza. (House)
- 2025-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 650). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2044) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25. (House)
- 2025-04-02: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick. (House)
- 2025-03-31: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 04-02-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1416), recommending referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-03-21: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Alcos, Kila, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5). (House)
- 2025-03-19: The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Chun, Marten, Olds, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 03-19-25 9:05AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1189) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT. (House)
- 2025-03-13: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HLT with Representative(s) Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Ward, Woodson excused (4). (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, Olds, Sayama, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kila; 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)
- 2025-03-06: Pass First Reading (House)
- 2025-03-06: Referred to EDN, HLT, CPC, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2025-03-04: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 165) in amended form (SD 2). (House)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 744) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25. (Senate)
- 2025-02-20: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Richards. (Senate)
- 2025-02-14: The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 02-20-25 9:30AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Reported from EDU/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 339) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-02-12: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte. (Senate)
- 2025-02-07: The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, Hashimoto, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Aquino, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-02-04: The committee(s) on EDU/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 02-07-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-01-21: Referred to EDU/HHS, CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Introduced. (Senate)
- 2025-01-17: Passed First Reading. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_CD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1236_.PDF)
- SB532_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_CD1_.HTM)
- SB532_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_HD1_.HTM)
- SB532_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_HD2_.HTM)
- SB532_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_SD1_.HTM)
- SB532_SD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_SD2_.HTM)

## 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/SB532_CD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1236_.PDF)
- [SB532_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_CD1_.HTM)
- [SB532_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_HD1_.HTM)
- [SB532_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_HD2_.HTM)
- [SB532_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_SD1_.HTM)
- [SB532_SD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB532_SD2_.HTM)

## 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-SB532-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).