Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 563
RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S SPACE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING INITIATIVE.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
- KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY (Democratic)
- GARRETT (Democratic)
- KAHALOA (Democratic)
- LOWEN (Democratic)
- SOUZA (Republican)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· description
Appropriates funds for salaries and fringe benefits of positions for the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy's Space Science and Engineering Initiative Workforce Development Program, Maunakea Scholars Program, and Internship Program. Appropriates funds for office equipment and supplies, operational costs, and stipends for high school and college students. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2025 Senate | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Apr 2, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 13, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 26, 2025 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 5, 2025 House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 17, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 2 - Jan 31, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-05-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 5, 2025 · House
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none. - Feb 11, 2025 · House
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 401) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Feb 11, 2025 · House
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) Cochran, Ward excused (2). - Feb 21, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 25, 2025 · House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-26-25. - Feb 26, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-26-25 11:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 26, 2025 · House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1103), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Perruso voting no (1) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 257). - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Referred to HRE, WAM. - Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-13-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. - Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Fevella. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1133) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
The committee on WAM has added the measure to decision making scheduled on 04-02-25 10:01AM; CR 211 & Videoconference. - Apr 2, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1769) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. - Apr 4, 2025 · Senate
One Day Notice 04-08-25. - Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 655) in amended form (SD 1). - Apr 10, 2025 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). - Apr 14, 2025 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Holt Co-Chairs; Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kusch, Souza. - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). - Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Fevella. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 862). - Apr 23, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-24-25 1:45PM in conference room 229. - Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229. - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferee(s) discharged. - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). - Apr 1, 2026 · House
House Conferee(s) discharged. - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457). - Apr 17, 2026 · Senate
Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.