HB 940 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO.

HB 940 allocates funding for the rat lungworm research lab at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. This bill directly affects the university's research operations by providing dedicated financial support for the lab's work on rat lungworm disease. The key provision is a specific appropriation of state funds to sustain the lab's activities. As a procedural funding bill, it does not establish new policies or regulations but ensures resources for existing research. The bill is currently pending in the House Education Committee for review.

Sub-Topics: Higher Education Appropriations

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 6, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB940 → HB940_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a traditional legislative format to a digital document template, but the core policy content remains substantially the same. The most significant substantive change is the effective date, which was altered from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, likely as a placeholder error. The funding amount was also changed from a specific $500,000 appropriation to a blank amount, requiring legislative action to specify the actual funding level.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains unchanged as it continues to appropriate funds for the rat lungworm lab at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, though the funding amount is now unspecified.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be an error that needs correction before the bill can be enacted.

FISCAL

The specific funding amount of $500,000 was removed and replaced with a blank amount, meaning the bill no longer specifies how much money will be appropriated for the lab.

TECHNICAL

The document format changed from traditional legislative text to a digital template structure, though this is primarily a formatting change rather than a substantive policy change.

Floor votes · House Feb 6, 2025

How they voted

49–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 51

Feb 6, 2025

D Democratic41

41 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

8 Yea 1 Nay 1

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 188) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (49-1-1)

house

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 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