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HCR53Introduced in the House

Requesting The University Of Hawaii Board Of Regents To Conduct A Systemwide Associate Degree Completion Audit.

Passed

Introduced by Andrew Garrett, District 22

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Requesting The University Of Hawaii Board Of Regents To Conduct A Systemwide Associate Degree Completion Audit.

Where it stands

Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891).

May 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

SenateStage: Senate Education: Passed, With Amendments · April 20, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

2

Absent or Not Voting

5 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Troy Hashimoto5Yes
Carol Fukunaga11Absent
Donna Kim14Yes
Michelle Kidani18Absent
Samantha DeCorte22Yes

Bill history

  1. To be offered.

  2. Offered

  3. Referred to HED, referral sheet 18

  4. Resolution scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:30PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  5. 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.

  6. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1580-26), recommending adoption.

  7. Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakamura, Perruso excused (2).

  8. Transmitted to Senate.

  9. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 450).

  10. Referred to EDU, WAM.

  11. Re-Referred to EDU.

  12. The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-20-26 1:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

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

  14. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3904) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

  15. One Day Notice 04-24-26.

  16. Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.

  17. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 748) in amended form (SD 1).

  18. One (1) day notice, Friday, 05-08-26.

  19. House agrees to Senate amendment(s).

  20. Adopted as amended in SD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Hussey, Kong, Quinlan excused (3).

  21. Resolution adopted in final form.

  22. Received notice of Adoption in House (Hse. Com. No. 891).

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