RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Summary
Repeals the sunset provision in Act 38, Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2017, as amended by Act 8, Special Session Laws of Hawaiʻi 2021, to allow the University of Hawaiʻi to continue to regulate conflicts of interests and other ethical issues for technology transfer activities it sponsors. Effective 6/29/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2024
Last action Mar 7, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 1, 2024
How they voted
48–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 51
Mar 1, 2024
D
Democratic44
95% Yea
R
Republican7
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
5
Mar 7, 2024
Committee
Referred to HRE, JDC.
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 154).
upper
Mar 1, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Quinlan, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
lower
Feb 23, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Kahaloa, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kila, Ward.
lower
Feb 14, 2024
Committee
Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 349-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 2, 2024
Lower · Passed
The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Kapela, La Chica, Marten, Martinez, M. Mizuno, Woodson, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Quinlan, Todd.
lower
Jan 26, 2024
Committee
Referred to HET, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 24, 2024
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 22, 2024
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Scott Saiki
DDemocratic
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