HB 2719 Hawaii House · 2024 Regular Session

RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.

Summary

Establishes a pilot program to offer tuition waivers for certain community college students starting in fall 2025. Requires the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaiʻi to submit a report. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2024

Committee Review

Feb 2024

House Passage

Feb 2024

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 24, 2024 Last action Feb 16, 2024

Floor votes · House Feb 16, 2024

How they voted

44–2

Passed · 5 other

Total votes 51

Feb 16, 2024

D Democratic44

39 Yea 5

88% Yea

R Republican7

5 Yea 2 Nay

71% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 16, 2024

Committee

Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 535-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 16, 2024

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (44-2-5)

house

Feb 14, 2024

Lower · Passed

The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Kapela, La Chica, Marten, Martinez, M. Mizuno, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; 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

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors