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HI HB 1873

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Did HI HB 1873 pass?

No. HI HB 1873 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 (2026-03-23): Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3133) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

What is HI HB 1873 about?

Exempts one six-hour strategic planning retreat of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii per year from open meeting requirements if certain conditions are met. Requires members of the Board of Regents to complete a governance training and attend the training at least once every two years thereafter. Requires the Candidate Advisory Council to ensure that all candidates presented to the Governor for nomination have certain subject matter experience and are not registered lobbyists who have lobbied on matters pertaining to the University of Hawaii. Exempts the financial disclosures of the Board of Regents as mandated by the State Ethics Code from being made public. Requires the Board of Regents, in collaboration with the Candidate Advisory Council, to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 1873?

GARRETT, AMATO, KILA and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1873.

Description

Exempts one six-hour strategic planning retreat of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii per year from open meeting requirements if certain conditions are met. Requires members of the Board of Regents to complete a governance training and attend the training at least once every two years thereafter. Requires the Candidate Advisory Council to ensure that all candidates presented to the Governor for nomination have certain subject matter experience and are not registered lobbyists who have lobbied on matters pertaining to the University of Hawaii. Exempts the financial disclosures of the Board of Regents as mandated by the State Ethics Code from being made public. Requires the Board of Regents, in collaboration with the Candidate Advisory Council, to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2026-01-26
Latest action
2026-03-23 — Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3133) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GARRETTprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • MURAOKAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • SOUZAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-03-23

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3133) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.

  2. 2026-03-23

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.

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  3. 2026-03-17

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

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  4. 2026-03-12

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 305).

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  5. 2026-03-12

    Passed First Reading.

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  6. 2026-03-12

    Referred to EDU, WAM/JDC.

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  7. 2026-03-12

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 03-16-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  8. 2026-03-10

    Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Hartsfield, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Souza voting no (8) and Representative(s) Pierick excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  9. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1102-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  10. 2026-03-06

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-10-26.

  11. 2026-03-05

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Poepoe, Shimizu; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Hashem, Sayama.

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  12. 2026-03-03

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 03-05-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. 2026-02-17

    Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 303-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.

  14. 2026-02-17

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lee, M., Poepoe excused (3).

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  15. 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, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Olds; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  16. 2026-01-30

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-04-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. 2026-01-26

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  18. 2026-01-26

    Referred to HED, JHA, referral sheet 2

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  19. 2026-01-23

    Pending introduction.

Versions

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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
    • Woodson: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Olds: yes

  • The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-05 · pass · 5-2

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Cochran: no
    • Garcia: no
    • Belatti: not voting
    • Hashem: not voting
    • Sayama: not voting

  • The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-17 · pass · 2-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: no
    • Kidani: not voting
    • Fukunaga: not voting

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1873&year=2026

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