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HI HCR 53

died on adjournment

REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO CONDUCT A SYSTEMWIDE ASSOCIATE DEGREE COMPLETION AUDIT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did HI HCR 53 pass?

No. HI HCR 53 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 (2026-05-08): House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

What is HI HCR 53 about?

HI HCR 53 is a concurrent resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII BOARD OF REGENTS TO CONDUCT A SYSTEMWIDE ASSOCIATE DEGREE COMPLETION AUDIT.”.

Who sponsors HI HCR 53?

GARRETT, AMATO, IWAMOTO and 8 others are the primary sponsors of HI HCR 53.

Introduced
2026-03-12
Latest action
2026-05-08 — House agrees to Senate amendment(s).
Bill type
concurrent resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • GARRETTprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • IWAMOTOprimary
  • KAHALOAprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • REYES ODAprimary
  • TAKAYAMAprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-08

    House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  2. 2026-05-08

    Adopted as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Kong, Quinlan excused (3).

    passage

  3. 2026-05-08

    Resolution adopted in final form.

    passage

  4. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891).

    receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    One (1) day notice, Friday, 05-08-26.

  6. 2026-04-24

    Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  7. 2026-04-24

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 748) in amended form (SD 1).

  8. 2026-04-23

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3904) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  9. 2026-04-23

    One Day Notice 04-24-26.

  10. 2026-04-20

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-04-17

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-20-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  12. 2026-04-16

    Re-Referred to EDU.

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  13. 2026-04-10

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

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  14. 2026-04-01

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 450).

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  15. 2026-03-31

    Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1580-26), recommending adoption.

  16. 2026-03-31

    Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakamura, Perruso excused (2).

    passage

  17. 2026-03-31

    Transmitted to Senate.

  18. 2026-03-25

    The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Woodson, Muraoka.

    committee-passage-favorable

  19. 2026-03-23

    Resolution scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:30PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. 2026-03-18

    Referred to HED, referral sheet 18

    referral-committee

  21. 2026-03-16

    Offered

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  22. 2026-03-12

    To be offered.

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Documents

Votes

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

    2026-03-25 · pass · 7-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Garrett: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Evslin: not voting
    • Woodson: not voting
    • Muraoka: not voting

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

    2026-04-20 · pass · 3-0

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

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https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HCR&billnumber=53&year=2026

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