Bill Commons

HI SR 168

died on adjournment

SUPPORTING THE REQUEST BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA FACULTY SENATE FOR A COMMITMENT FROM UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LEADERS TO REMAIN STEADFAST IN VIGOROUSLY DEFENDING ANY AND ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, OR STAFF WHO MAY BE ATTACKED FOR EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND FREE SPEECH.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SR 168 pass?

No. HI SR 168 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 (2026-03-19): Referred to EDU.

What is HI SR 168 about?

HI SR 168 is a resolution in the 2026 Regular Session titled “SUPPORTING THE REQUEST BY THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA FACULTY SENATE FOR A COMMITMENT FROM UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII LEADERS TO REMAIN STEADFAST IN VIGOROUSLY DEFENDING ANY AND ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, OR STAFF WHO MAY BE ATTACKED FOR EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS TO ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND FREE SPEECH.”.

Who sponsors HI SR 168?

RHOADS is the primary sponsor of HI SR 168, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2026-03-16
Latest action
2026-03-19 — Referred to EDU.
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RHOADSprimary
  • Inouyecosponsor

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-19

    Referred to EDU.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-16

    Offered.

    introduction

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Votes

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Related bills

  • Companion bill: HR 89, SCR187not in this corpus

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SR&billnumber=168&year=2026

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