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HI HB 940

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HB 940 pass?

No. HI HB 940 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 940 about?

Appropriates funds for the rat lungworm lab at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI HB 940?

TODD, KAHALOA, KUSCH and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 940.

Description

Appropriates funds for the rat lungworm lab at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2025-01-23
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TODDprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • LOWENprimary
  • TARNASprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-06

    Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 188) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  3. 2025-02-06

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

    reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 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.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-01-28

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

  6. 2025-01-28

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

  7. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  8. 2025-01-23

    Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 3

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-01-21

    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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=940&year=2026

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