RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD STATE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
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What it does
Official summary
Authorizes the Adjutant General to expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel in the Hawaii National Guard. (CD1)
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More on this bill
Where it stands
Introduced
Passed Senate
Passed House
To Governor
Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2026
May 29Act 065, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).Latest
May 29Act 065, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).Became Law
May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).Minor
May 8Enrolled to Governor.To Governor
May 6Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.Major
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
May 6Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Major
May 6Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).Minor
May 1Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 98-26).
May 148 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
May 1Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 98-26) as amended in (CD 1).
May 1Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
Apr 29The 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) Fukunaga, Kim, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. Result: pass.Lower
Vote recorded The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Apr 29The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Garrett, Morikawa, Iwamoto, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Apr 27Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.
Apr 24Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.
Apr 23Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 1:40PM; Conference Room 016.
Apr 22Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).Minor
Apr 21Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).Minor
Apr 21Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Kim, Lee, C. Co-Chairs.
Apr 16Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 629).Minor
Apr 16Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
Apr 16Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).Minor
Apr 14Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 10Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2099-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Apr 8The 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
Apr 6Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 30Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1496-26), recommending referral to FIN.
Vote recorded Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 30Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).Minor
Mar 25The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Woodson, Muraoka.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 20Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:10PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 18Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1211-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 18Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).Minor
Mar 16The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 12This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 12Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Monday, 03-16-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 11Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 10Pass First ReadingMinor
Mar 10Referred to PBS, HED, FIN, referral sheet 16Minor
Mar 6Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 6Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 41).Minor
Mar 5Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2858) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
Mar 5One Day Notice 03-06-26.
Mar 3The 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, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 25The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Minor
Feb 23The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 19Reported from PSM/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2379) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
Feb 19Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.Minor
Feb 13The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 13The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.Minor
Feb 10The committee(s) on PSM/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.