RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.
Summary
Requires the University of Hawaii to collaborate with the department of education; the department of business, economic development, and tourism; and others to develop an interactive web tool to enable degree-seeking individuals to make better-informed decisions regarding their post-secondary education and career choices. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2051. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
May 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
House Passage
May 2020
Governor
Introduced Jan 16, 2020
Last action May 11, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 3, 2020 · House May 11, 2020
How they voted
25–0
Passed
Total votes 25
Mar 3, 2020
D
Democratic24
100% Yea
R
Republican1
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
10
Committee
13
May 11, 2020
Committee
Reported from LHE/LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1136-20) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
May 11, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (50-0-1)
house
Mar 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Johanson, Eli, Ichiyama, Kitagawa, Quinlan, Yamashita, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McKelvey.
lower
Mar 13, 2020
Lower · Passed
The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Quinlan, DeCoite, Johanson, D. Kobayashi, Morikawa, Tarnas, Tokioka, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ohno.
lower
Mar 9, 2020
Committee
Referred to LHE/LAB, FIN, referral sheet 36
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Introduced
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 100) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Mar 3, 2020
Upper · Passed
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
upper
Feb 20, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, Harimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, K. Kahele.
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-20-20 10:35AM in conference room 211.
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Feb 14, 2020
Committee
Reported from HRE/EDU/EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2837) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) K. Kahele, Keith-Agaran.
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Inouye, J.Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi.
upper
Feb 11, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kidani, Kim, Dela Cruz, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Feb 5, 2020
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE/EDU/EET has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-20 3:10PM in conference room 229.
upper
Jan 17, 2020
Committee
Referred to HRE/EDU/EET, WAM.
upper
Jan 16, 2020
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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