HB 1892 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Summary

Requires the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (5) to appoint to the Board of Education a nonvoting public school teacher representative. Authorizes the nonvoting public school teacher representative to participate in all Board of Education meetings and enter into executive sessions, except in certain matters related to collective bargaining negotiations or personnel matters that may pose a conflict of interest. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD3)

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Mar 12, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1892_HD2 → HB1892_HD3 · 2 edits

MINOR

The bill was advanced from the second to the third reading, updating the sponsor from Jeremy Patton to Michael Hamasaki and adjusting internal tracking numbers. A substantive policy change was made to clarify that the nonvoting public school teacher representative must be in good standing with the exclusive representative, adding a specific condition to their eligibility.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the qualifications for the nonvoting teacher representative was refined to explicitly require good standing with the exclusive representative.

ELIGIBILITY

Added a requirement that the nonvoting public school teacher representative must be in good standing with the exclusive representative.

TECHNICAL

Updated the bill version from HD2 to HD3, changed the sponsor name, and adjusted internal legislative tracking numbers.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDU/LBT, WAM.

upper

Mar 12, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 314).

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 478-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

lower

Feb 12, 2026

Lower · Passed

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; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 22-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

lower

Feb 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDN, LAB, JHA, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

25 primary · 0 co-sponsors