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HI SB 87

died on adjournment

RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 87 pass?

No. HI SB 87 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 (2026-01-21): Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.

What is HI SB 87 about?

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish three additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center.

Who sponsors HI SB 87?

ELEFANTE, AQUINO, CHANG and 4 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 87, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Description

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish three additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center.

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2026-01-21 — Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • AQUINOprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • FEVELLAprimary
  • KANUHAprimary
  • LEEprimary
  • C.primary
  • Fukunagacosponsor
  • McKelveycosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-01-21

    Re-Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  3. 2025-01-16

    Referred to HRE, WAM.

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-01-08

    Pending Introduction.

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=87&year=2026

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