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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY."
description: "Clarifies that the School Facilities Authority is responsible for projects for facilities for prekindergarten, preschool, child care, and early learning programs; workforce housing; and any public school development, planning, and construction assigned by the Legislature, Governor, or Board of Education. Allows the School Facilities Authority to use the Department of Education for certain recruitment and hiring responsibilities. Allows the School Facilities Authority to partner with public and private development agencies to develop prekindergarten, preschool, child care, and early learning program facilities. Appropriates funds. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 329"
citation: "Hawaii HB 329 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation ($)", "Early Learning Facilities", "Public Schools", "Recruitment", "School Facilities Authority", "School Facilities Authority Board", "Workforce Housing"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AMATO", "IWAMOTO", "KAHALOA", "KITAGAWA", "LA CHICA", "MARTEN", "OLDS", "POEPOE", "QUINLAN", "REYES ODA", "SOUZA", "TODD"]
version_count: 6
action_count: 51
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2025-01-16"
last_action: "2025-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3305e377-5788-4ee4-a028-3e9e3d86fffe"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=329&year=2025"
source_hash: "b15e9860ae5a6628960fecec9197f5066c5f848948df2f5192b2ea9c5333cb62"
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 HB 329 (2025) — RELATING TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY.
Clarifies that the School Facilities Authority is responsible for projects for facilities for prekindergarten, preschool, child care, and early learning programs; workforce housing; and any public school development, planning, and construction assigned by the Legislature, Governor, or Board of Education. Allows the School Facilities Authority to use the Department of Education for certain recruitment and hiring responsibilities. Allows the School Facilities Authority to partner with public and private development agencies to develop prekindergarten, preschool, child care, and early learning program facilities. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB329** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB329_.HTM)
2. **HB329_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB329_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB329_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB329_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB329_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB329_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB329_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB329_SD1_.HTM)
6. **HB329_SD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB329_SD2_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · lower
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). — **250** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **140** (pass) · lower
- The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **90** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **50** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **40** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- AMATO — primary (person)
- IWAMOTO — primary (person)
- KAHALOA — primary (person)
- KITAGAWA — primary (person)
- LA CHICA — primary (person)
- MARTEN — primary (person)
- OLDS — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)
- QUINLAN — primary (person)
- REYES ODA — primary (person)
- SOUZA — primary (person)
- TODD — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-06-24** Act 204, on 06/24/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305). `became-law`
- **2025-06-24** Act 204, 06/24/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1305). `became-law`
- **2025-05-01** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2025-05-02** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). `receipt`
- **2025-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). `receipt`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2025-04-25** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 251).
- **2025-04-25** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
- **2025-04-25** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 251) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2025-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Miyake, La Chica, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe.
- **2025-04-25** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Lee, C., Chang, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-24** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 1:30PM in conference room 229.
- **2025-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 873). `receipt`
- **2025-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 3:05PM in conference room 229.
- **2025-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kidani Chair; Lee, C., Chang Co-Chairs; DeCorte.
- **2025-04-15** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). `receipt`
- **2025-04-14** House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Poepoe, Miyake Co-Chairs; La Chica, Souza.
- **2025-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). `receipt`
- **2025-04-10** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2025-04-08** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 620) in amended form (SD 2).
- **2025-04-08** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2025-04-04** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.
- **2025-04-04** Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1705) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
- **2025-04-01** The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Lee, C.. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-27** The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-21** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-03-21** Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1275) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
- **2025-03-19** The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Hashimoto, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-14** The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-19-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2025-03-13** Re-Referred to EDU, WAM/JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-04** Referred to EDU/GVO, WAM/JDC. `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-28** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2025-02-28** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 13). `introduction, receipt`
- **2025-02-27** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2025-02-27** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 847), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2025-02-20** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Alcos, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-18** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 02-20-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-14** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).
- **2025-02-14** Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 736) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- **2025-02-11** The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Hashem. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-07** Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 02-11-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-02-04** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 118) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
- **2025-01-28** The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-01-24** Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 01-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2025-01-21** Referred to EDN, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1 `referral-committee`
- **2025-01-17** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-01-16** Pending introduction.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3305e377-5788-4ee4-a028-3e9e3d86fffe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).