Bill Commons

HI SB 2659

died on adjournment

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2659 pass?

No. HI SB 2659 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 (2026-02-18): Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2334) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

What is HI SB 2659 about?

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

Who sponsors HI SB 2659?

KIM, DECORTE, HASHIMOTO and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2659, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

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

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-02-18 — Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2334) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KIMprimary
  • DECORTEprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • Moriwakicosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

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  1. 2026-02-18

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2334) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  2. 2026-02-18

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  3. 2026-02-13

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-02-10

    The committee(s) on EDU has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-13-26 1:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  5. 2026-02-08

    The committee(s) on EDU deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  6. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  7. 2026-01-28

    Referred to EDU, JDC.

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-01-26

    Passed First Reading.

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  9. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

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Votes

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

    2026-02-13 · pass · 3-0

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

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2659&year=2026

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