Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 624
RELATING TO SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- WOODSON (Democratic)
- AMATO (Democratic)
- BELATTI (Democratic)
- GARRETT (Democratic)
- KAPELA (Democratic)
- LA CHICA (Democratic)
- LOWEN (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- PERRUSO (Democratic)
- POEPOE (Democratic)
- QUINLAN (Democratic)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Creates a School Psychologists Working Group within the Department of Education to recommend actionable steps or propose legislation for an immediate pathway to licensure for school psychologists that can be acted upon in 2026. Requires a report to the Legislature. Takes effect 7/1/2050. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 18, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 20, 2025 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 11, 2025 House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Jan 30, 2025 House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to EDN, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 2 - Jan 28, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 01-30-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Jan 30, 2025 · House
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, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 174) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). - Feb 7, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 11, 2025 · House
The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 555), recommending referral to FIN. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3). - Feb 18, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 20, 2025 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward. - Feb 27, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 848), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Feb 27, 2025 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. - Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 26). - Feb 28, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Referred to EDU/CPN, WAM. - Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on EDU/CPN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
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, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported from EDU/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1285) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 21, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.