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SB3118Introduced in the Senate

Relating To The Interstate Compact On Educational Opportunity For Military Children.

Passed

Introduced by Ronald Kouchi, District 8

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Updates references to the United States Code in the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. (HD2)

Where it stands

Act 239, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341).

July 14, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Judiciary: Passed, Unamended · March 5, 2026

5

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Joy San Buenaventura2Yes
Stanley Chang9Yes
Karl Rhoads13Yes
Mike Gabbard21Yes
Brenton Awa23Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced.

  3. Passed First Reading.

  4. Referred to PSM/EDU, JDC.

  5. Re-Referred to EDU, JDC.

  6. The committee(s) on EDU added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-18-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  7. 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) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

  8. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2582) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  9. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

  10. The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  11. The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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.

  12. Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3088) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  13. One Day Notice 03-10-26.

  14. Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  15. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 363) in amended form (SD 1).

  16. Pass First Reading

  17. Referred to EDN, PBS, JHA, referral sheet 17

  18. Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 03-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  20. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1290-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to PBS.

  21. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on PBS with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  22. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Wednesday, 03-25-26 10:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Ichiyama, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  24. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1440-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to JHA.

  25. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JHA as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  26. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama, Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.

  28. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1816-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  29. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

  30. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 491).

  31. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  32. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

  33. Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Chang Co-Chair; DeCorte.

  34. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

  35. Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  36. Reconsideration of action taken on 04-09-26 in disagreeing to the House amendments.

  37. Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 05-01-26.

  38. One Day Notice 05-01-26

  39. Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 805).

  40. Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 808).

  41. Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

  42. Enrolled to Governor.

  43. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

  44. Act 239, 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341).

  45. Act 239, on 07/13/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1341).

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