HB 1320 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Summary

Requires the University of Hawaii System to collect, analyze, and publicly report certain graduate outcome data. Requires and appropriates funds for the development and maintenance of a graduate outcomes dashboard. Appropriates funds for positions within the University of Hawaii's Office of the Vice President of Academic Strategy. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Apr 25, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB1320_HD1 → HB1320_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill text was reformatted from a House Draft version to a Senate Draft version, with minor substantive changes including a corrected effective date for the main provisions (July 31, 2050 instead of July 1, 3000) and a more precise constitutional citation. The core policy requirements remain unchanged.

TIMELINE

The effective date for the bill was changed from July 1, 3000 to July 31, 2050, which appears to be a clerical correction rather than a policy change.

TECHNICAL

The constitutional citation in Section 1 was updated to include 'pursuant to article X, section 6' for greater legal precision.

The bill text was reformatted from a House Draft (HD1) to a Senate Draft (SD1) format, with metadata and header information updated accordingly.

Some section references were updated from '304A-A' to '304-A' for consistency in the statutory text.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Apr 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 6:25 PM; Conference Room 229.

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 6:25PM in Conference Room 229.

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:50PM in Conference Room 229.

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:30PM in Conference Room 229.

lower

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 5:00PM in Conference Room 229.

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229.

upper

Apr 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 1:50PM; Conference Room 229.

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-23-25 3:20PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Amended

House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Introduced

Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 760) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-02-25 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Committee

Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1136) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Mar 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to HRE, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 164).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Miyake, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Lee, M., Morikawa, Alcos, Ward.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 184) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Jan 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 22, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

11 primary · 0 co-sponsors