HB 2171
  • Introduced
    Jan 26, 2026
  • Passed House
    Mar 05, 2026
  • Passed Senate
  • Became Law
HB 2171
Hawaii House Bill
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
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Senate • Mar 23, 2026: Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3138) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
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Feb 06, 2026, House
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
YES: 10
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 10

NO: 0

    OTHER: 0
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    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).
    YES: 50
    NO: 0
    OTHER: 1
    YES: 50

    NO: 0

      EXCUSED: 1

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      Feb 17, 2026, House
      The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
      YES: 7
      NO: 1
      OTHER: 1
      YES: 7

      NO: 1

      EXCUSED: 1

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      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).
      YES: 50
      NO: 1
      OTHER: 0
      YES: 50

      NO: 1

      OTHER: 0
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      Feb 25, 2026, House
      The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
      YES: 16
      NO: 0
      OTHER: 0
      YES: 16

      NO: 0

        OTHER: 0
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        Mar 05, 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.
        YES: 48
        NO: 2
        OTHER: 1
        YES: 48

        NO: 2

        EXCUSED: 1

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        Mar 17, 2026, Senate
        The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
        YES: 3
        NO: 0
        OTHER: 2
        YES: 3

        NO: 0

          EXCUSED: 2

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          • 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 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 12, 2026 | Senate
            • The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
          • Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
            • Referred to EDU, WAM.
          • Mar 06, 2026 | Senate
            • Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 87).
            • Passed First Reading.
          • Mar 05, 2026 | House
            • Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 808-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
            • 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.
          • 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.
          • 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 19, 2026 | House
            • Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 541-26), recommending referral to FIN.
            • 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 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 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.
            • 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).
            • Bill scheduled to be heard by WAL on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
          • Feb 06, 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 03, 2026 | House
            • Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-06-26 2:05PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
          • Jan 30, 2026 | House
            • Referred to HED, WAL, FIN, referral sheet 5
          • Jan 28, 2026 | House
            • Introduced and Pass First Reading.
          • Jan 26, 2026 | House
            • Pending introduction.
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