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Hawaii 2026

HB 2159

RELATING TO HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Appropriation ($), Health Care Workforce Development, Positions, UH
Introduced / first action
2026-01-26 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Establishes positions and appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to support health care workforce development in the State. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Reported from EDU/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3390) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  2. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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  3. The committee(s) on HHS recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HHS were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) San Buenaventura, McKelvey, Kanuha, Keohokalole, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  4. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

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  5. The committee(s) on EDU/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  6. Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM.

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  7. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 86).

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  8. Passed First Reading.

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  9. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 807-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  10. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  11. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

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  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  13. Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 552-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

  14. Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

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  15. The committee on HLT recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Amato, Hartsfield, Marten, Takenouchi, Alcos, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Olds.

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  16. Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-18-26 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  17. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 136-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.

  18. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HLT with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Holt excused (1).

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  19. The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  20. Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-06-26 2:05PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  21. Referred to HED, HLT, FIN, referral sheet 5

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  22. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  23. Pending introduction.

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