RELATING TO THE NURSING WORKFORCE.
Summary
Appropriates funds to support Hawaii's nursing workforce and address the nursing workforce shortage by increasing University of Hawaii nursing faculty positions, providing education grants to qualified students who represent underrepresented persons in nursing, and providing greater training and development for nurses.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 25, 2022
Last action Jan 28, 2022
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to HHH, HET, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 26, 2022
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
21 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Amy Perruso
DDemocratic
P
Angus McKelvey
DDemocratic
P
David Tarnas
DDemocratic
P
Dee Morikawa
DDemocratic
P
Gregg Takayama
DDemocratic
P
Greggor Ilagan
DDemocratic
P
JK
Jeanné Kapela
DDemocratic
P
Kyle Yamashita
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Kitagawa
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Marten
DDemocratic
P
Mark Nakashima
DDemocratic
P
May Mizuno
DDemocratic
P
Nicole Lowen
DDemocratic
P
PP
Patrick Pihana Branco
DDemocratic
P
Richard Onishi
DDemocratic
P
Ryan I. Yamane
DDemocratic
P
Sam Kong
DDemocratic
P
Sean Quinlan
DDemocratic
P
Sonny Ganaden
DDemocratic
P
SK
Stacelynn K.M. Eli
DDemocratic
P
Troy Hashimoto
DDemocratic
Co
Scot Matayoshi
DDemocratic
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