RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIPS.
Summary
Allows applicants to the University of Hawaii who earned a high school diploma from a public high school in the State with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and also provides evidence that they qualified for and received special education services for two or more years during enrollment in grades seven through twelve to be eligible for the Hawaii state scholars program. (CD1)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Last action Jul 2, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
14
Committee
17
Amendments
3
Apr 22, 2021
Introduced
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-21.
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 41).
upper
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 41) as amended in (CD 1).
lower
Apr 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
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) Kim, Kanuha, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Apr 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Takayama, Perruso, DeCoite, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-21-21 4:00PM in conference room CR 309.
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Introduced
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 773) in amended form (SD 2).
lower
Apr 13, 2021
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
Apr 1, 2021
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, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-01-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
upper
Mar 25, 2021
Committee
Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1148) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Mar 23, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Keith-Agaran, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
upper
Mar 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-23-21 3:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Committee
Referred to HRE, WAM.
upper
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 170).
upper
Mar 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) McKelvey excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Mar 2, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
lower
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Reported from EDN/HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 456) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, DeCoite, Ganaden, Hashimoto, Kapela, Ohno, Quinlan, Woodson, Yamane, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Gates.
lower
Feb 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Kapela, DeCoite, Ganaden, Hashimoto, Ohno, Quinlan, Takayama, Yamane, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Gates.
lower
Feb 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to EDN/HET, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
17 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrian K. Tam
DDemocratic
P
Angus McKelvey
DDemocratic
P
Dee Morikawa
DDemocratic
P
Gene Ward
RRepublican
P
Greggor Ilagan
DDemocratic
P
Justin Woodson
DDemocratic
P
Linda Ichiyama
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Marten
DDemocratic
P
Lynn DeCoite
DDemocratic
P
MS
Matthew S. LoPresti
DDemocratic
P
Nadine K. Nakamura
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Lowen
DDemocratic
P
SE
Sharon E. Har
DDemocratic
P
Sonny Ganaden
DDemocratic
P
TO
Takashi Ohno
DDemocratic
P
TW
Tina Wildberger
DDemocratic
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
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