HB 1591 Hawaii House · 2017 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PROMISE PROGRAM.

Summary

Establishes the Hawaii Promise Program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students enrolled at a University of Hawaii community college. Appropriates funds to establish and implement the program. (HB1591 HD2)

Bill status in committee 3 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2017

Committee Review

Mar 2017

Senate Passage

Mar 2017

Governor

Introduced Jan 25, 2017 Last action Mar 9, 2017

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 9, 2017

Committee

Referred to HRE, WAM.

legislature

Mar 9, 2017

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 370).

legislature

Mar 7, 2017

Legislature · Passed

Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

legislature

Feb 22, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Cachola, DeCoite, Gates, Holt, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Nakamura, Tokioka, Quinlan, Yamashita, Tupola, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Choy.

legislature

Feb 15, 2017

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 370) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

legislature

Feb 9, 2017

Legislature · Passed

The committees on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Creagan, Har, Ing, Ohno, Onishi, Takumi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

legislature

Jan 30, 2017

Committee

Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 6

legislature

Jan 25, 2017

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

legislature

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors