---
type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING."
description: "Authorizes early learning programs to be established on public school campuses and other available public buildings. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "SB 3087"
citation: "Hawaii SB 3087 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DOE", "Early Learning Facilities", "Executive Office on Early Learning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KOUCHI"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 47
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a098cbac-1489-4f7c-a0bd-a5cdaa9a3c57"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=3087&year=2024"
source_hash: "d0314e525bf9c82bba6de94ebb126cf2e41e7b3d4ff8d4eb6062e1ae5e92d06c"
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 3087 (2024) — RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.

Authorizes early learning programs to be established on public school campuses and other available public buildings. (CD1)

## Version chain

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

1. **SB3087** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3087_.HTM)
2. **SB3087_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3087_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB3087_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3087_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB3087_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB3087_SD1_.HTM)

## Votes

- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **10–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **15–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- KOUCHI — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-07-02** Act 152, 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1253). `became-law`
- **2024-07-02** Act 152, on 07/01/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1253). `became-law`
- **2024-05-03** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2024-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 162-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2024-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 162-24).
- **2024-04-26** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Morikawa, La Chica, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2024-04-26** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-26-24 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 229.
- **2024-04-26** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-26-24 2:30 PM; CR 229.
- **2024-04-25** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-26-24 1:36PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2024-04-25** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 817). `receipt`
- **2024-04-24** House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Morikawa Co-Chairs; La Chica, Garcia.
- **2024-04-17** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 690). `receipt`
- **2024-04-17** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Hashimoto.
- **2024-04-09** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 670). `receipt`
- **2024-04-09** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-09** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 683). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-04-05** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Souza excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1796-24), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-04-02** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-29** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 04-02-24 4:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-15** 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) Cochran, Ganaden, Gates, Martinez, Quinlan excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-15** Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1115-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2024-03-12** The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Kapela, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, M. Mizuno, Perruso, Quinlan, Todd; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garcia. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 03-12-24 2:30PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 16 `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-05** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2024-03-01** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 44) in amended form (SD 1). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-01** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Shimabukuro). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-02-29** One Day Notice 03-01-24.
- **2024-02-29** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2825) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-02-23** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Hashimoto, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Inouye. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-16** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-23-24 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2024-02-12** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-12** Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2240) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2024-02-05** 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) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Richards, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-02** The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-24 3:15PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2024-02-01** Re-Referred to EDU, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-26** Referred to EDU/WTL, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-01-24** Introduced. `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a098cbac-1489-4f7c-a0bd-a5cdaa9a3c57`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).