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SB896HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To Education.

Last status update Mar 5, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires the Department of Education to submit annual reports to the Legislature outlining certain information concerning capital improvement projects and facilities. Requires the reports to be posted on DOE's website annually in a searchable format. Provides that any CIP funds encumbered for more than five years without commencement of construction to be identified and justified, or be subject to legislative review for reversion or reassignment. Establishes a three-year pilot program authorizing the Superintendent to redesignate certain positions in the Office of Facilities and Operations as exempt from civil service laws. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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  • SB896— Carry Over

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How this measure moved

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.

  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by EDU
  3. SD2by EDU
  4. HD1by EDN
  5. HD2by LAB

Companion measure: SB896. A companion follows its own path; its votes are not combined with this one.

Decision stages

  1. Education (EDU) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments and be recommitted, reported as SD1

    4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call

  2. Education (EDU) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  3. Senate third reading on SD2: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House EDN committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    8 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    49 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  6. House LAB committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    6 aye · 0 no · 0 excused

  7. House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted

    46 aye · 0 no · 4 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB896
MemberEDU
Introduced		EDU
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011ExcusedExcusedAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005AyeAyeAye
Les IharaSD-010Excused
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeExcusedAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
19 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDU
Introduced		EDU
SD1		Third reading
SD2		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Aye
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Donovan CruzSD-017Aye
Lynn DecoiteSD-007Aye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Kurt FevellaSD-020Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Lorraine InouyeSD-001Aye
Dru KanuhaSD-003Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Chris LeeSD-025Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Tim RichardsSD-004Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye
Glenn WakaiSD-015Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB896
MemberEDN
SD2		Second reading
HD1		LAB
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		Change along the path
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014AyeExcused
Luke EvslinHD-016AyeAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAyeAye
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044ExcusedAyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007AyeExcused
Chris MuraokaHD-045AyeAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023Aye*AyeAyeDropped reservations at House second reading (HD1)
Amy PerrusoHD-046AyeExcused
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedExcused
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAyeAye
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009AyeAyeAye
32 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDN
SD2		Second reading
HD1		LAB
HD1		Report adoption
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeAye
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAye
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeAye
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAye
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye
Garner ShimizuHD-032AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to EDU.

  4. Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  5. The committee(s) on EDU will hold a public decision making on 02-11-26 1:29PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. 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.

  7. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2243) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to EDU.

  8. Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to EDU.

  9. The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  11. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2707) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  12. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-26.

  14. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

  15. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 19) in amended form (SD 2).

  16. Pass First Reading

  17. Referred to EDN, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 15

  18. Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 03-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Olds; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila.

  20. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1287-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

  21. 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) Quinlan excused (1).

  22. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  24. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1462-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  25. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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