HawaiiRELATING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE COMPENSATION.
What it does
Affirms student-athletes' rights to engage in name, image, and likeness activities for compensation. Requires the University of Hawaii to adopt policies governing institutional name, image, and likeness agreements and other aspects of name, image, and likeness activity consistent with federal law, rules by an intercollegiate athletics governing body such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and Title IX. Establishes certain transparency and accountability requirements in the administration of institutional name, image, and likeness activities.
More detail
Provides protections and educational support for student-athletes who enter into name, image, and likeness agreements. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2030. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Mar 10Referred to EDU, WAM/CPN.Latest
- Mar 6Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 103).Minor
- Mar 6Passed First Reading.Minor
- Mar 5Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 814-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- Vote recorded Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
- Mar 5Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
- Feb 25The 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.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 23Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Feb 20Reported from CPC/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 761-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
- Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 20Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).Minor
- Feb 19The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 19The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.Minor
- Feb 17Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:01PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Feb 12Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 250-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JHA.
- Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JHA. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 12Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Minor
- Feb 11The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela, Olds, Woodson.Minor
- Vote recorded The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
- Feb 6Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-11-26 2:30PM in University of Hawaii at Manoa, Bachman Hall, Board of Regents Conference Room 106, 2444 Dole Street VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- Feb 2Referred to HED, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6Minor
- Jan 28Introduced and Pass First Reading.Minor
- Jan 27Pending introduction.Introduced