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HI SB 2657

died on adjournment

RELATING TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND RELATED DEMENTIAS RESEARCH.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2657 pass?

No. HI SB 2657 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 (2026-05-01): Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.

What is HI SB 2657 about?

Establishes the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Research Center of Hawaii (Research Center) within the University of Hawaii. Requires the Research Center to be administratively affiliated with the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). Requires JABSOM, the Research Center, University of Hawaii Center on Aging, and University of Hawaii at Manoa to identify opportunities to capitalize on collaboration between the parties and maximize operational efficiencies. Requires the Research Center to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2657?

KIM, CHANG, ELEFANTE and 9 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2657, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Establishes the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias Research Center of Hawaii (Research Center) within the University of Hawaii. Requires the Research Center to be administratively affiliated with the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM). Requires JABSOM, the Research Center, University of Hawaii Center on Aging, and University of Hawaii at Manoa to identify opportunities to capitalize on collaboration between the parties and maximize operational efficiencies. Requires the Research Center to submit annual reports to the Legislature. Establishes positions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-05-01 — Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KIMprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KANUHAprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • MORIWAKIprimary
  • RHOADSprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary
  • WAKAIprimary
  • Fukunagacosponsor
  • Inouyecosponsor
  • San Buenaventuracosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-05-01

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.

  2. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.

  3. 2026-04-28

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.

  4. 2026-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.

  5. 2026-04-23

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 2:40PM in conference room 229.

  6. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; McKelvey, Kidani Co-Chairs; DeCorte.

  7. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  8. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Hussey Co-Chairs; Amato, Muraoka.

  9. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  10. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 686).

    introduction,receipt

  11. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  12. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  13. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  14. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2090-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  15. 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

  16. 2026-04-06

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

  17. 2026-03-18

    Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1210-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.

  18. 2026-03-18

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

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  19. 2026-03-18

    Re-referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 19

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  20. 2026-03-16

    The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2026-03-12

    This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  22. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Monday, 03-16-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  24. 2026-03-10

    Referred to HED, HLT, FIN, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  25. 2026-03-10

    Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 03-13-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. 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

  27. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 73) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  28. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2836) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  29. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  30. 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

  31. 2026-02-27

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:17AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  32. 2026-02-18

    Reported from EDU/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2351) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  33. 2026-02-18

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  34. 2026-02-11

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2026-02-11

    The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2026-02-09

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  37. 2026-02-09

    The committee(s) on EDU/HHS added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-11-26 1:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

  38. 2026-02-08

    The committee(s) on EDU/HHS deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  39. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on EDU/HHS added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  40. 2026-01-28

    Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM.

    referral-committee

  41. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

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  42. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

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Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-02-11 · pass · 4-0

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

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

    2026-02-11 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Keohokalole: yes
    • Fevella: yes

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

    2026-03-16 · pass · 9-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Garrett: yes
    • Amato: yes
    • Evslin: yes
    • Kila: yes
    • La Chica: yes
    • Olds: yes
    • Woodson: yes
    • Muraoka: yes
    • Souza: yes
    • Kapela: 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

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