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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY."
description: "Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to partner with public and private agencies to develop housing on or off campus for teachers, educators, and staff and develop classrooms. Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to request any state or county agency to render services to the Authority. Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to contract to manage the leasing and property management of housing projects or transfer the property to another public agency. Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to transfer appropriated funds to partner state agencies for the development of housing and classrooms, subject to approval by the Governor. Appropriates funds out of the School Facilities Special Fund to be expended by the School Facilities Authority for the construction of housing and classrooms. Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to adopt administrative rules to lease vacant housing. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "SB 941"
citation: "Hawaii SB 941 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation ($)", "Classrooms", "Department of Education", "Rules", "School Facilities Authority", "School Facilities Special Fund", "Teacher Housing", "Workforce Housing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["KIDANI"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-20"
last_action: "2023-07-03"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8e21a7af-716f-44e8-b202-58c4c791c005"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=941&year=2023"
source_hash: "cdc3dc700f0cc3681eb34f9e2a45ab1d22e78b02c14e2be1a9e0de653e04018d"
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 941 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY.
Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to partner with public and private agencies to develop housing on or off campus for teachers, educators, and staff and develop classrooms. Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to request any state or county agency to render services to the Authority. Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to contract to manage the leasing and property management of housing projects or transfer the property to another public agency. Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to transfer appropriated funds to partner state agencies for the development of housing and classrooms, subject to approval by the Governor. Appropriates funds out of the School Facilities Special Fund to be expended by the School Facilities Authority for the construction of housing and classrooms. Authorizes the School Facilities Authority to adopt administrative rules to lease vacant housing. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **SB941** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB941_.HTM)
2. **SB941_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB941_CD1_.HTM)
3. **SB941_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB941_HD1_.HTM)
4. **SB941_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB941_SD1_.HTM)
5. **SB941_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/SB941_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **130** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **150** (pass) · lower
- 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, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **30** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- KIDANI — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-07-03** Act 172, 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275). `became-law`
- **2023-07-03** Act 172, on 07/03/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1275). `became-law`
- **2023-05-05** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 901). `receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 996). `receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Lowen, Martinez excused (2). `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Deferred One Day 05-04-23. `deferral`
- **2023-05-02** Deferred one day 05-04-23. `deferral`
- **2023-04-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 164) 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. 164).
- **2023-04-28** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashimoto, Woodson, Kitagawa, Aiu, Marten, Matsumoto; 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: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Wakai, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** 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.
- **2023-04-27** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 884). `receipt`
- **2023-04-26** Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-27-23 3:15PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2023-04-26** House Conferees Appointed: Hashimoto, Woodson, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Aiu, Marten, Matsumoto.
- **2023-04-18** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 904). `receipt`
- **2023-04-18** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Wakai Co-Chair; Kanuha.
- **2023-04-13** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** Senate disagrees with House amendments. `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-13** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 762). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-04-11** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Todd excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-04-06** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2140), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2023-04-05** 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, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Nishimoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-05-23 1:55PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-03-23** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Martinez, Nakashima excused (2). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Reported from HSG/EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1470) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
- **2023-03-21** The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Marten, Evslin, La Chica, Martinez, Matayoshi, Perruso, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela, Quinlan. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-21** The committee on HSG recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashimoto, Aiu, Evslin, Kila, Kitagawa, Marten, Onishi, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-16** Bill scheduled to be heard by HSG/EDN on Tuesday, 03-21-23 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-03-09** Referred to HSG/EDN, FIN, referral sheet 17 `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-09** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 314) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-03-07** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-03-03** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-07-23.
- **2023-03-03** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 895) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2023-03-01** 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`
- **2023-02-28** The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-01-23 9:40AM; CR 211. `deferral`
- **2023-02-23** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-28-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2023-02-08** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-08** Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 97) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2023-02-03** 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, Kanuha, Richards, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kim. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-31** The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-03-23 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2023-01-27** Referred to EDU, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-23** 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/8e21a7af-716f-44e8-b202-58c4c791c005`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).