republic-os/legislation/us/states/hi/2019-regular-session/hb-622.md

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Bill	RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.	Requires charter schools to provide to their authorizers full access to their fiscal and accounting books, documents, and files. Requires authorizers to select three independent auditors, from which the charter school will select one independent auditor. Prohibits individuals from serving as Charter School Commission members if the individual was affiliated with a charter school within one year preceding appointment. (HB622 CD1)	us/states/hi	Hawaii Legislature	2019 Regular Session	HB 622	Hawaii HB 622 (2019 Regular Session)	bill	Charter Schools Authorizers Audit Fiscal Accountability	enacted	LUKE	4	49	6	2019-01-18	2019-07-12	openstates	ocd-bill/9eac372a-c62f-4a05-b728-e4c13c042127	http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=622&year=2019	4361393127ec54a3af8f7652eb110c50b02bd2d09748a78d532ac5cc5a747c81	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-hi

Hawaii HB 622 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Requires charter schools to provide to their authorizers full access to their fiscal and accounting books, documents, and files. Requires authorizers to select three independent auditors, from which the charter school will select one independent auditor. Prohibits individuals from serving as Charter School Commission members if the individual was affiliated with a charter school within one year preceding appointment. (HB622 CD1)

Version chain

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

1. HB622 (committee substitute) — source
2. HB622_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
3. HB622_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
4. HB622_HD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 4–0 (pass) · upper
• The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 10–0 (pass) · lower
• The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 7–0 (pass) · lower
• The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 10–1 (pass) · upper
• The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 2–0 (pass) · upper
• The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 14–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• LUKE — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2019-01-18 Pending introduction.
• 2019-01-22 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
• 2019-01-24 Referred to LHE, FIN, referral sheet 5 referral-committee
• 2019-01-29 Bill scheduled to be heard by LHE on Thursday, 01-31-19 2:15PM in House conference room 309.
• 2019-01-31 The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Perruso, DeCoite, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Ohno, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Tarnas, Okimoto; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Tokioka. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-02-12 Reported from LHE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
• 2019-02-12 Deferred one day 02-13-19.
• 2019-02-13 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Har, Matayoshi, Okimoto, Tarnas voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt, McDermott, Nakamura, Ward excused (4). reading-2, referral-committee
• 2019-02-16 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-21-19 12:30PM in House conference room 308.
• 2019-02-21 The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Holt, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Nakamura, Nishimoto, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matayoshi; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-01 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1249) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
• 2019-03-01 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-05-19.
• 2019-03-05 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) DeCoite, Har, Matayoshi, Okimoto, San Buenaventura, Tarnas voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott, Ward voting no (2) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
• 2019-03-07 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 394). introduction
• 2019-03-07 Passed First Reading. reading-1
• 2019-03-07 Referred to EDU, WAM. referral-committee
• 2019-03-08 The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-19 2:45PM in conference room 229.
• 2019-03-13 The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 03-20-19 2:45PM in conference room 229.
• 2019-03-20 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, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Dela Cruz. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-03-22 Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1521) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
• 2019-03-22 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
• 2019-03-25 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-28-19 10:20AM in conference room 211.
• 2019-03-28 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Harimoto, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro, Taniguchi. committee-passage-favorable
• 2019-04-05 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1913) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
• 2019-04-05 One Day Notice 04-09-19.
• 2019-04-09 Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 22; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Baker, K. Kahele, Kim, Shimabukuro, L. Thielen. Noes, 3 (Senator(s) Fevella, Gabbard, Ruderman). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. passage
• 2019-04-09 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 764) in amended form (SD 1).
• 2019-04-11 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
• 2019-04-12 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 804).
• 2019-04-15 House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Luke Co-Chairs; Cullen, Hashem, Matayoshi, Tarnas, Okimoto.
• 2019-04-16 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).
• 2019-04-18 Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella.
• 2019-04-18 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 917).
• 2019-04-22 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-23-19 3:15PM in conference room 329.
• 2019-04-23 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-24-19 3:15PM in conference room 329.
• 2019-04-24 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-25-19 3:10PM in conference room 329.
• 2019-04-25 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Luke, Cullen, Hashem, Matayoshi, Tarnas; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Okimoto; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
• 2019-04-25 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
• 2019-04-26 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 194) as amended in (CD 1).
• 2019-04-26 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-30-19.
• 2019-04-26 Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 194).
• 2019-04-26 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-19.
• 2019-04-30 Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 21; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) J.Keohokalole, Kim, Shimabukuro . 4 No(es): Senator(s) Fevella, Riviere, Ruderman, L. Thielen. 0 Excused: none.
• 2019-04-30 Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Creagan, McDermott voting no (2) and none excused (0).
• 2019-05-01 Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 968).
• 2019-05-02 Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 883).
• 2019-05-01 Transmitted to Governor.
• 2019-07-12 Act 269, on 07/09/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1389). executive-signature
• 2019-07-12 Act 269, 07/09/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1389). executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/9eac372a-c62f-4a05-b728-e4c13c042127. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).