Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session

Hawaii HB 2171

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

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

Sponsors

• WOODSON (Democratic)
• AMATO (Democratic)
• EVSLIN (Democratic)
• ILAGAN (Democratic)
• KAHALOA (Democratic)
• KAPELA (Democratic)
• KILA (Democratic)
• KUSCH (Democratic)
• LOWEN (Democratic)
• MARTEN (Democratic)
• MATSUMOTO (Republican)
• OLDS (Democratic)
• POEPOE (Democratic)
• REYES ODA (Republican)
• SOUZA (Republican)
• TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
• TAM (Democratic)
• TARNAS (Democratic)
• TEMPLO (Democratic)

Summary

Text versions

• HB2171
• HB2171_HD1
• HB2171_SD1
• HB2171_CD1

Roll-call votes

State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:08 AM.

Actions

• Jan 26, 2026 · House
  Pending introduction.
• Jan 28, 2026 · House
  Introduced and Pass First Reading.
• Jan 30, 2026 · House
  Referred to HED, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 5
• Feb 3, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-06-26 2:05PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Feb 6, 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 11, 2026 · House
  Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 131-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to WAL.
• Feb 11, 2026 · House
  Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on WAL with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).
• Feb 11, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
• Feb 17, 2026 · House
  The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Poepoe.
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 541-26), recommending referral to FIN.
• Feb 19, 2026 · House
  Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).
• 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, UNAMENDED. 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 5, 2026 · House
  Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 808-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
• Mar 5, 2026 · House
  Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
• Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
  Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 87).
• Mar 6, 2026 · Senate
  Passed First Reading.
• Mar 10, 2026 · Senate
  Referred to EDU, WAM.
• Mar 12, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
• Mar 17, 2026 · Senate
  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.
• Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3138) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
• Mar 23, 2026 · Senate
  Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
• Apr 1, 2026 · Senate
  The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; 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, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
• Apr 9, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3640) 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. 548) 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 21, 2026 · Senate
  Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; DeCorte.
• Apr 22, 2026 · House
  Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 719).
• Apr 23, 2026 · House
  House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Hashem, Templo Co-Chairs; Woodson, Muraoka.
• Apr 24, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 820).
• Apr 24, 2026 · House
  Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-27-26 3:15PM in conference room 229.
• Apr 27, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 3:15PM in conference room 229.
• Apr 28, 2026 · House
  Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.
• Apr 29, 2026 · House
  The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Hashem, Templo, Woodson, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
• Apr 29, 2026 · Senate
  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) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
• May 1, 2026 · House
  Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 107-26) as amended in (CD 1).
• May 1, 2026 · House
  Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
• May 1, 2026 · Senate
  Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 107-26).
• May 1, 2026 · Senate
  48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26
• May 6, 2026 · Senate
  Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (2) and none excused (0).
• May 6, 2026 · House
  Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
• May 8, 2026 · Senate
  Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
• May 7, 2026 · House
  Transmitted to Governor.
• Jun 24, 2026 · Senate
  Act 138, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239).
• Jun 24, 2026 · House
  Act 138, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1239).