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HI SB 2138

enacted

RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD STATE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2138 pass?

Yes. HI SB 2138 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-29): Act 065, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).

What is HI SB 2138 about?

Authorizes the Adjutant General to expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel in the Hawaii National Guard. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2138?

ELEFANTE, CHANG, FUKUNAGA and 2 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2138, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Authorizes the Adjutant General to expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel in the Hawaii National Guard. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-05-29 — Act 065, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary
  • Hashimotocosponsor
  • Inouyecosponsor
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-29

    Act 065, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-29

    Act 065, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 98-26).

  9. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 98-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-04-29

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kim, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-29

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Garrett, Morikawa, Iwamoto, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-27

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  15. 2026-04-24

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  16. 2026-04-23

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 1:40PM; Conference Room 016.

  17. 2026-04-22

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-22

    Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 4:00PM; Conference Room 016.

  19. 2026-04-21

    House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Garrett, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Souza.

  20. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Kim, Lee, C. Co-Chairs.

  22. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 629).

    introduction,receipt

  23. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  24. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  25. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  26. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2099-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  27. 2026-04-08

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-04-06

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. 2026-03-30

    Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1496-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  30. 2026-03-30

    Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

    passage,referral-committee

  31. 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

  32. 2026-03-20

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:10PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  33. 2026-03-18

    Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1211-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.

  34. 2026-03-18

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  35. 2026-03-16

    The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2026-03-12

    This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Monday, 03-16-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  38. 2026-03-11

    Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  39. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

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  40. 2026-03-10

    Referred to PBS, HED, FIN, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  41. 2026-03-06

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  42. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 41).

    introduction,receipt

  43. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2858) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  44. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  45. 2026-03-03

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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  47. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  48. 2026-02-19

    Reported from PSM/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2379) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  49. 2026-02-19

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  50. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye.

    committee-passage-favorable

  51. 2026-02-13

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  52. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on PSM/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  53. 2026-01-22

    Referred to PSM/EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  54. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  55. 2026-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Hashimoto: not voting
    • Inouye: not voting

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 4-0

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

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

    2026-03-03 · pass · 12-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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

    2026-03-16 · pass · 8-0

    Member-level votes (9)
    • Belatti: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Shimizu: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Ichiyama: not voting

  • 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 on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-08 · pass · 16-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Belatti: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Iwamoto: yes
    • Souza: yes

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-29 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Fukunaga: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes

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