Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii HB 1970

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CANCER CENTER.

1. Introduced
2. In committee
3. Passed House
4. Passed Senate
5. To Governor
6. Became law

Sponsors

• CHUN (Democratic)
• AMATO (Democratic)
• BELATTI (Democratic)
• GARRETT (Democratic)
• ILAGAN (Democratic)
• IWAMOTO (Democratic)
• KAHALOA (Democratic)
• KILA (Democratic)
• KONG (Democratic)
• KUSCH (Democratic)
• MARTEN (Democratic)
• MIYAKE (Democratic)
• MORIKAWA (Democratic)
• OLDS (Democratic)
• POEPOE (Democratic)
• TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
• TAKENOUCHI (Democratic)
• TAM (Democratic)
• TARNAS (Democratic)
• WOODSON (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• HB1970
• HB1970_HD1
• HB1970_SD1
• HB1970_HD2

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

Actions

• Jan 23, 2026 · House
  Pending introduction.
• Jan 26, 2026 · House
  Introduced and Pass First Reading.
• Jan 28, 2026 · House
  Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 3
• Jan 30, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Feb 4, 2026 · House
  The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
• Feb 17, 2026 · House
  Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 298-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
• Feb 17, 2026 · House
  Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).
• Feb 23, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Feb 25, 2026 · House
  The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
• Mar 6, 2026 · House
  Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1098-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
• Mar 6, 2026 · House
  Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.
• Mar 10, 2026 · House
  Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
• Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
  Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 331).
• Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
  Passed First Reading.
• Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to EDU, WAM.
• Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-26 1:11PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
• Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
  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) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
• Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3261) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
• Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-26 10:03AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
• Mar 30, 2026 · Senate
  Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
• Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 04-06-26 10:31AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
• Apr 6, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3616) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  One Day Notice 04-10-26.
• Apr 10, 2026 · Senate
  Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
• Apr 10, 2026 · House
  Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 540) in amended form (SD 1).
• Apr 14, 2026 · House
  House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
• Apr 16, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
• Apr 20, 2026 · House
  House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Hussey Co-Chairs; Amato, Souza.
• Apr 20, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 786).
• Apr 22, 2026 · Senate
  Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; DeCorte.
• Apr 23, 2026 · House
  Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 725).
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-28-26 1:35PM in conference room 229.
• Apr 28, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.
• Apr 30, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.
• May 1, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.