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SB2138Introduced in the Senate

Relating To The Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program.

Passed

Introduced by Brandon Elefante, District 16

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Authorizes the Adjutant General to expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel in the Hawaii National Guard. (CD1)

Where it stands

Act 065, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).

May 29, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments · April 29, 2026

3

Yes

0

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

3 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
Carol Fukunaga11Yes
Donna Kim14Yes
Chris Lee25Yes

Bill history

  1. Pending Introduction.

  2. Introduced and passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to PSM/EDU, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on PSM/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

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

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

  7. Reported from PSM/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2379) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  8. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  11. 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.

  12. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2858) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  13. One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  14. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

  15. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 41).

  16. Pass First Reading

  17. Referred to PBS, HED, FIN, referral sheet 16

  18. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Monday, 03-16-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.

  22. Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1211-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.

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

  24. Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:10PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. 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.

  26. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1496-26), recommending referral to FIN.

  27. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

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

  29. 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.

  30. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2099-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  31. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  32. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 629).

  33. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  35. House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Garrett, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Souza.

  36. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).

  37. Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Kim, Lee, C. Co-Chairs.

  38. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).

  39. Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 4:00PM; Conference Room 016.

  40. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 1:40PM; Conference Room 016.

  41. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  42. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.

  43. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kim, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  44. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Garrett, Morikawa, Iwamoto, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

  45. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 98-26).

  46. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  47. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 98-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  48. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  49. Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

  50. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  51. Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

  52. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

  53. Enrolled to Governor.

  54. Act 065, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).

  55. Act 065, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).

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