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Bill RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING. Expands the types of entities from which a Preschool Open Doors service provider may obtain accreditation. Beginning 1/1/2024, expands the Preschool Open Doors Program application process to eligible 3year-old children. (CD1) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2023 Regular Session HB 961 Hawaii HB 961 (2023 Regular Session)
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Executive Office on Early Learning ($)
Preschool Open Doors
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COCHRAN
GARRETT
HASHIMOTO
HOLT
ICHIYAMA
KAHALOA
KILA
KITAGAWA
KOBAYASHI
LAMOSAO
LOWEN
MARTEN
MORIKAWA
NISHIMOTO
ONISHI
POEPOE
SAYAMA
TAKAYAMA
TAKENOUCHI
TARNAS
TODD
YAMASHITA
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Hawaii HB 961 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.

Expands the types of entities from which a Preschool Open Doors service provider may obtain accreditation. Beginning 1/1/2024, expands the Preschool Open Doors Program application process to eligible 3year-old children. (CD1)

Version chain

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

  1. HB961 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB961_CD1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. HB961_HD1 (committee substitute) — source
  4. HB961_SD1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. HB961_SD2 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 140 (pass) · lower
  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 130 (pass) · upper
  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — 50 (pass) · lower
  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 30 (pass) · upper
  • The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 40 (pass) · upper
  • The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 80 (pass) · lower
  • The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 61 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • COCHRAN — primary (person)
  • GARRETT — primary (person)
  • HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
  • HOLT — primary (person)
  • ICHIYAMA — primary (person)
  • KAHALOA — primary (person)
  • KILA — primary (person)
  • KITAGAWA — primary (person)
  • KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
  • LAMOSAO — primary (person)
  • LOWEN — primary (person)
  • MARTEN — primary (person)
  • MORIKAWA — primary (person)
  • NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
  • ONISHI — primary (person)
  • POEPOE — primary (person)
  • SAYAMA — primary (person)
  • TAKAYAMA — primary (person)
  • TAKENOUCHI — primary (person)
  • TARNAS — primary (person)
  • TODD — primary (person)
  • YAMASHITA — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2023-07-03 Act 171, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1274). became-law
  • 2023-07-03 Act 171, on 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1274). became-law
  • 2023-05-03 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 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 none excused (0). 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 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. 76).
  • 2023-04-28 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-23.
  • 2023-04-28 Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 76) as amended in (CD 1).
  • 2023-04-26 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, Wakai, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-04-26 The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Woodson, Kitagawa, Amato, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Marten.
  • 2023-04-25 Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-26-23 4:55PM in conference room 329.
  • 2023-04-24 Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-25-23 4:55PM in conference room 329.
  • 2023-04-24 House Conferees Appointed: Mizuno, Woodson, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Amato, Marten, Matsumoto.
  • 2023-04-25 Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 860). receipt
  • 2023-04-20 Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 914). receipt
  • 2023-04-20 Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Kanuha.
  • 2023-04-14 Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). receipt
  • 2023-04-13 House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). amendment-failure
  • 2023-04-11 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 795) in amended form (SD 2).
  • 2023-04-11 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2023-04-06 48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23.
  • 2023-04-06 Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1789) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
  • 2023-04-04 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-31 The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-04-23 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  • 2023-03-24 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2023-03-24 Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1377) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
  • 2023-03-22 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, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-03-20 The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 03-22-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 229. deferral
  • 2023-03-15 The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 03-20-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 229. deferral
  • 2023-03-10 The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-15-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
  • 2023-03-09 Referred to EDU, WAM. referral-committee
  • 2023-03-03 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2023-03-03 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 86). introduction, receipt
  • 2023-03-02 Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2023-03-02 Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 928), recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2023-02-24 The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-02-22 Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-24-23 1:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2023-02-17 Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Garcia, Ward voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Marten excused (1).
  • 2023-02-17 Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 721), recommending referral to FIN.
  • 2023-02-16 The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Marten, Kapela, Martinez, Matayoshi, Perruso, Quinlan, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Todd. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-02-14 Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-16-23 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2023-02-06 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on EDN with Representative(s) Ward voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Amato, Kila, Todd excused (3). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2023-02-06 Reported from HUS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 67) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EDN.
  • 2023-02-02 The committee on HUS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Mizuno, Belatti, Ilagan, Kobayashi, Takenouchi, Nishimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Amato. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-01-30 Bill scheduled to be heard by HUS on Thursday, 02-02-23 9:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
  • 2023-01-30 Referred to HUS, EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3 referral-committee
  • 2023-01-25 Introduced and Pass First Reading. introduction, reading-1
  • 2023-01-23 Pending introduction.

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/aa0c59c2-2047-4a1f-8c28-45cfcd8ff75d. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).