HI HB 1596

died on adjournment

RELATING TO STUDENT BASIC NEEDS SUPPORT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1596 pass?

No. HI HB 1596 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-03-10): Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 140).

What is HI HB 1596 about?

Establishes a Basic Needs Pilot Program at a single campus of the University of Hawaii system. Authorizes the establishment of a Housing Stability Pilot Project at that campus. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. Sunsets 6/30/2028. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1596?

GARRETT, AMATO, EVSLIN and 5 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1596.

Description

Introduced: 2026-01-21
Latest action: 2026-03-10 — Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 140).
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

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Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-03-10
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 140).
introduction,receipt
2026-03-10
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2026-03-10
Referred to EDU, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-03-06
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 997-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-03-06
Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2026-03-04
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, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-03-02
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 03-04-26 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-19
Reported from HSH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 529-26), recommending referral to FIN.
2026-02-19
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0).
passage,referral-committee
2026-02-17
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Marten, Olds, Amato, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Takayama, Takenouchi; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hartsfield.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-02-12
Bill scheduled to be heard by HSH on Tuesday, 02-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-10
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HSH with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
reading-2,referral-committee
2026-02-09
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 123-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HSH.
2026-02-04
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.
committee-passage-favorable
2026-01-30
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-01-26
Referred to HED, HSH, FIN, referral sheet 1
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-16
Prefiled.

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Votes

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2026-02-04 · pass · 10-0
Member-level votes (10)
- Garrett: yes
- Amato: yes
- Evslin: yes
- Kapela: yes
- Kila: yes
- La Chica: yes
- Olds: yes
- Woodson: yes
- Muraoka: yes
- Souza: yes
The committee on HSH recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-02-17 · pass · 8-0
Member-level votes (9)
- Marten: yes
- Olds: yes
- Amato: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Takayama: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Garcia: yes
- Hartsfield: not voting
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2026-03-04 · pass · 16-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Todd: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Hartsfield: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Perruso: yes
- Templo: yes
- Yamashita: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Gedeon: yes

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1596&year=2026

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