Relating To An Early Learning Apprenticeship Grant Program.
Last status update Mar 5, 2026
What this measure contains
Establishes an Early Learning Apprenticeship Grant Program to be administered by the University of Hawaii to provide financial support for early learning program service providers in the State to participate in state- or federally-approved early learning apprenticeship programs. Requires an annual report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 23, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 10, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 26, 2026
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- SB2666— Same As
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Legislative path
Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.
- Introduced
- HD1by EDN
- SD1by EDU
Companion measure: SB2666. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.
Decision stages
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House HED committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
10 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House EDN committee on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
10 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
50 aye · 0 no · 1 excused
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House LAB committee on HD1: Passed, unamended
6 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House report adoption on HD1: Report adopted
48 aye · 1 no · 1 excused
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House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, unamended
16 aye · 0 no · 0 excused
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House third reading on HD1: Passed
48 aye · 1 no · 1 excused
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Education (EDU) on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
Senate members along the path
| Member | EDU HD1 | Change along the path |
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| Samantha DeCorteSD-022 | Aye | |
| Carol FukunagaSD-011 | Excused | |
| Troy HashimotoSD-005 | Aye | |
| Michelle KidaniSD-018 | Aye | |
| Donna KimSD-014 | Aye |
House members along the path
| Member | HED Introduced | EDN Introduced | Second reading HD1 | LAB HD1 | Report adoption HD1 | FIN HD1 | Third reading HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | Aye | No | No | Aye → No at House report adoption (HD1) | ||||
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Joe GedeonHD-018 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Daisy HartsfieldHD-036 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Daniel HoltHD-028 | Excused | |||||||
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Excused | ||||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Aye | Excused | Aye | |||||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
20 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | HED Introduced | EDN Introduced | Second reading HD1 | LAB HD1 | Report adoption HD1 | FIN HD1 | Third reading HD1 | Change along the path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Elle CochranHD-014 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | Aye | Aye |
Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote
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Legislative history
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Pending introduction.
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Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Referred to HED/EDN, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 2
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Bill scheduled to be heard by HED/EDN on Friday, 02-06-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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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, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Reported from HED/EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 130-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.
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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 Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.
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Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 623-26), recommending referral to FIN.
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Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 812-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
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Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
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Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 60).
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Passed First Reading.
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Referred to EDU, WAM.
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The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 03-23-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
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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) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
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Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3263) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.