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HI SB 1254

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Quick answers

Did HI SB 1254 pass?

No. HI SB 1254 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 SB 1254 about?

Prohibits active employees of the University of Hawaii and the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii from serving on the Board of Regents.

Who sponsors HI SB 1254?

KIM, CHANG, HASHIMOTO and 3 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 1254, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Prohibits active employees of the University of Hawaii and the Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii from serving on the Board of Regents.

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

  • KIMprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • Dela Cruzcosponsor
  • Richardscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

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  2. 2025-02-11

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

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  3. 2025-02-11

    Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 229) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  4. 2025-02-06

    The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fukunaga ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  5. 2025-02-04

    The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  6. 2025-02-03

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  7. 2025-01-27

    Referred to HRE, JDC.

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  8. 2025-01-23

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  9. 2025-01-21

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-06 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Fukunaga: yes

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1254&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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