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SB3263Introduced in the Senate

Relating To The University Of Hawaii.

Enrolled

Introduced by Donna Kim, District 14

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Affirms student-athletes' rights to engage in name, image, and likeness activities for compensation. Requires the University of Hawaii to adopt policies governing institutional name, image, and likeness agreements and other aspects of name, image, and likeness activity consistent with federal law, rules by an intercollegiate athletics governing body such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and Title IX. Allows student-athletes to retain professional representation for the purpose of name, image, and likeness activities. Establishes certain transparency and accountability requirements in the administration of institutional name, image, and likeness activities. Provides protections and educational support for student-athletes who enter into name, image, and likeness agreements. Establishes an endowment fund for the name, image, and likeness program. Appropriates funds into the endowment fund. Sunsets 6/30/2030. (CD1)

Where it stands

Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).

May 8, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

5 recorded votes · each counted separately

HouseStage: House Conference: Passed, With Amendments · May 1, 2026

4

Yes

0

No

1

Absent or Not Voting

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

See how each representative voted

RepresentativeDistrictVote
Chris Todd3Yes
Andrew Garrett22Yes
Ikaika Olds23Absent
Chris Muraoka45Yes
Scot Matayoshi49Yes

Bill history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to EDU/EDT, WAM/CPN.

  4. The committee(s) on EDU/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:10PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

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

  7. Reported from EDU/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2475) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/CPN.

  8. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/CPN.

  9. The committee(s) on WAM/CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:16AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  10. The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

  11. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3017) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  13. 48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  14. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Wakai). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

  15. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 397) in amended form (SD 2).

  16. Pass First Reading

  17. Referred to HED, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17

  18. Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:30PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  19. The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.

  20. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1268-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.

  21. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

  22. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  23. The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.

  24. Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1533-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  25. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  26. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  27. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

  28. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

  30. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2022-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  31. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  32. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  33. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 772).

  34. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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

  36. House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Matayoshi, Todd Co-Chairs; Olds, Muraoka.

  37. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

  38. Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; DeCoite, Hashimoto, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; DeCorte.

  39. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723).

  40. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.

  41. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.

  42. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.

  43. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.

  44. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.

  45. Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:50PM in Conference Room 229.

  46. The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Matayoshi, Todd, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Olds.

  47. The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.

  48. Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 240-26).

  49. 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-08-26.

  50. Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 240-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  51. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-08-26.

  52. Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Olds, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Hussey, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Perruso, Pierick voting no (7) and none excused (0).

  53. Failed to pass Final Reading. Ayes, 11; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 12 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Fevella, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Lamosao, Moriwaki, Wakai). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) McKelvey, San Buenaventura).

  54. Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).

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