RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Summary
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Bill status
in committee
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2025
Last action Feb 11, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill text was converted from a formatted legislative document to a raw text file format, with metadata added at the beginning. The substantive content of the bill remains largely the same, though the effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000 in one version, and the FTE count was removed from the funding section.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged as it still relates to mental health practitioners at the University of Hawaii's Division of Student Success.
TIMELINE
The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000 in the HD1 version, which appears to be an error or placeholder.
FISCAL
The specific FTE (full-time equivalent) count of 3.0 was removed from the funding section in the HD1 version.
TECHNICAL
Metadata headers and file information were added at the beginning of the document.
Original formatting markers and document metadata were removed from the beginning of the document.
Floor votes · House Feb 11, 2025
How they voted
45–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 51
Feb 11, 2025
D
Democratic41
100% Yea
R
Republican10
40% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 11, 2025
Committee
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 406) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
lower
Feb 11, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (45-4-2)
house
Feb 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Muraoka.
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 3
lower
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
lower
Jan 21, 2025
Introduced
Pending introduction.
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Andrew Garrett
DDemocratic
P
Darius Kila
DDemocratic
P
Ikaika Olds
DDemocratic
P
Kanani Souza
RRepublican
P
Terez Amato
DDemocratic
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