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HI HB 546

died on adjournment

RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 546 pass?

No. HI HB 546 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 546 about?

Establishes the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaii to develop, support, and advance artificial intelligence initiatives statewide. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 546?

GARRETT, KAPELA, KILA and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 546.

Description

Establishes the Aloha Intelligence Institute within the University of Hawaii to develop, support, and advance artificial intelligence initiatives statewide. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-21
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • GARRETTprimary
  • KAPELAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • SAYAMAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  2. 2025-03-20

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

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  3. 2025-03-20

    Reported from HRE/LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1207) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  4. 2025-03-18

    The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Lee, C., Ihara, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  5. 2025-03-18

    The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

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  6. 2025-03-14

    The committee(s) on HRE/LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:25PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  7. 2025-03-04

    Referred to HRE/LBT, WAM.

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  8. 2025-03-04

    Passed First Reading.

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  9. 2025-03-04

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 109).

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  10. 2025-02-28

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

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  11. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 916), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  12. 2025-02-21

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Morikawa, Alcos, Ward.

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  13. 2025-02-19

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 02-21-25 10:00AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  14. 2025-02-11

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

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  15. 2025-02-11

    Reported from ECD (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 336), recommending referral to FIN.

  16. 2025-02-07

    The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Ilagan, Hussey, Holt, Tam, Templo, Todd, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  17. 2025-02-04

    Bill scheduled to be heard by ECD on Friday, 02-07-25 10:15AM in House conference room 423 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  18. 2025-02-04

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on ECD with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kong, Ward excused (3).

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  19. 2025-02-04

    Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 148) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to ECD.

  20. 2025-01-31

    The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  21. 2025-01-28

    Bill re-scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 01-31-25 2:15PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. 2025-01-28

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 01-31-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. 2025-01-21

    Referred to HED, ECD, FIN, referral sheet 2

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  24. 2025-01-21

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  25. 2025-01-17

    Pending introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2025-01-31 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (11)
    • Garrett: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes
  • The committee on ECD recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-07 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Ilagan: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Tam: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Todd: yes
    • Matsumoto: yes
  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-21 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Lee: not voting
    • M: not voting
    • Morikawa: not voting
    • Alcos: not voting
    • Ward: not voting
  • The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-18 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Aquino: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Ihara: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Fevella: yes
  • The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2025-03-18 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting

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