---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO EDUCATION."
description: "Authorizes the School Facilities Authority Board, rather than the Governor, to appoint an Executive Director of the School Facilities Authority. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 531"
citation: "Hawaii SB 531 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appointment", "Executive Director", "School Facilities Authority"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KANUHA"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 48
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e029b984-62f6-4d23-b7db-f841a5c423e3"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=531&year=2023"
source_hash: "90e38395c93b4bb85a9dcf19e0cef7fd188b599c8d47b8857dac5c9ee26c4327"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---

# Hawaii SB 531 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes the School Facilities Authority Board, rather than the Governor, to appoint an Executive Director of the School Facilities Authority. (CD1)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **SB531** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB531_.HTM)
2. **SB531_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB531_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB531_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB531_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB531_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB531_SD1_.HTM)
5. **SB531_SD1_PROPOSED** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB531_SD1_PROPOSED_.HTM)
6. **SB531_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB531_SD2_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **2–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **16–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **4–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **5–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- KANUHA — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-06-05** Act 061, 06/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). `became-law`
- **2023-06-05** Act 061, on 06/05/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1161). `became-law`
- **2023-05-03** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 900). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 993). `receipt`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 169) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2023-04-28** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 169).
- **2023-04-28** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Kitagawa, La Chica, Marten, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2023-04-28** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2023-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-23 4:31PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-23 3:20PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2023-04-25** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-23 1:30PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2023-04-24** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 840). `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; La Chica, Marten, Garcia.
- **2023-04-20** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 915). `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Kanuha, Fevella.
- **2023-04-05** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 558). `receipt`
- **2023-04-05** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-05** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 595). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-04-04** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Mizuno excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-04-04** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1927), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2023-03-30** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-28** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-30-23 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-03-21** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1367) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2023-03-16** The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Marten, Evslin, Kapela, La Chica, Martinez, Matayoshi, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 03-16-23 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-03-09** Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
- **2023-02-22** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-02-21** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 23) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-02-21** Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-02-17** 48 Hrs. Notice 02-21-23.
- **2023-02-17** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-17** Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 654) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
- **2023-02-13** 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, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kanuha. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-10** The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-23 3:10PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2023-02-10** Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to EDU.
- **2023-02-10** Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 140) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to EDU.
- **2023-02-08** The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Kanuha, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-07** The committee(s) on EDU will hold a public decision making on 02-08-23 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2023-01-25** Referred to EDU. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-20** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-01-20** Introduced. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e029b984-62f6-4d23-b7db-f841a5c423e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).