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. Allows student-athletes to retain professional representation for the purpose of name, image, and likeness activities.
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Establishes certain transparency and accountability requirements in the administration of institutional name, image, and likeness activities. Provides protections and educational support for student-athletes who enter into name, image, and likeness agreements. Establishes an endowment fund for the name, image, and likeness program. Appropriates funds into the endowment fund. Sunsets 6/30/2030. (CD1)
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History
2026
May 8Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Olds, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Hussey, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Perruso, Pierick voting no (7) and none excused (0).Latest
Vote recorded Failed to pass Final Reading. Result: fail.Upper
Vote recorded Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1. Result: pass.Lower
May 8Failed to pass Final Reading. Ayes, 11; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 12 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Fevella, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Lamosao, Moriwaki, Wakai). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) McKelvey, San Buenaventura).
May 8Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).Minor
May 6Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 240-26).
May 648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-08-26.
May 6Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 240-26) as amended in (CD 1).
May 6Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-08-26.
May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.
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
May 1Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:50PM in Conference Room 229.
May 1The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Matayoshi, Todd, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Olds.Minor
May 1The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.Minor
Apr 30Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.
Apr 28Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.
Apr 24Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.
Apr 23Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.
Apr 20Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).Minor
Apr 16Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 772).Minor
Apr 16Senate disagrees with House amendments.Minor
Apr 16Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).Minor
Apr 14Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.Passed House
Vote recorded Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 9Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2022-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
Apr 7The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Apr 2The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.Minor
Apr 2Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 31Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 30Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1533-26) 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
Mar 30Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).Minor
Mar 25The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 23Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 20Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1268-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
Vote recorded Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 20Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).Minor
Mar 18The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.Minor
Vote recorded The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Lower
Mar 12Pass First ReadingMinor
Mar 12Referred to HED, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17Minor
Mar 12Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:30PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Mar 10Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Wakai). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.Passed Senate
Vote recorded Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Result: pass.Upper
Mar 10Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 397) in amended form (SD 2).Minor
Mar 6Reported from WAM/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3017) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Mar 648 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
Mar 3The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 3The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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
Feb 27The committee(s) on WAM/CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:16AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Feb 19Reported from EDU/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2475) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/CPN.
Feb 19Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/CPN.Minor
Feb 11The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Vote recorded The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. Result: pass.Upper
Feb 11The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.Minor
Feb 6The committee(s) on EDU/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:10PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.