Bill Sponsor
Hawaii Senate Bill 2138
Session 2026
Relating To The Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on May 29, 2026
First Action
Jan 14, 2026
Latest Action
May 29, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2138
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Senate Votes (5)
House Votes (4)
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
Authorizes the Adjutant General to expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified enlisted personnel in the Hawaii National Guard. (CD1)
05/29/2026
Senate
Act 065, 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).
05/29/2026
House
Act 065, on 05/29/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1165).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 98-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 98-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/29/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Kim, Lee, C.; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/29/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Garrett, Morikawa, Iwamoto, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/27/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.
04/24/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-27-26 1:45PM; Conference Room 016.
04/23/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 1:40PM; Conference Room 016.
04/22/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 720).
04/22/2026
Senate
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-26 4:00PM; Conference Room 016.
04/21/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Belatti, Garrett, Morikawa Co-Chairs; Iwamoto, Souza.
04/21/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 800).
04/21/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Fukunaga Chair; Kim, Lee, C. Co-Chairs.
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 629).
04/16/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/16/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
04/14/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
04/10/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2099-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/08/2026
House
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.
04/06/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 04-08-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/30/2026
House
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1496-26), recommending referral to FIN.
03/30/2026
House
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
03/25/2026
House
The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Woodson, Muraoka.
03/20/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:10PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/18/2026
House
Reported from PBS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1211-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HED.
03/18/2026
House
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HED with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
03/16/2026
House
The committee on PBS recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Belatti, Iwamoto, Hashem, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama.
03/12/2026
House
This measure has been deleted from the meeting scheduled on Friday 03-13-26 9:00AM in conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/12/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Monday, 03-16-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/11/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by PBS on Friday, 03-13-26 9:00AM in House conference room 411 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/10/2026
House
Pass First Reading
03/10/2026
House
Referred to PBS, HED, FIN, referral sheet 16
03/06/2026
Senate
Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.
03/06/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 41).
03/05/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2858) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
03/05/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 03-06-26.
03/03/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
02/25/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-03-26 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/23/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/19/2026
Senate
Reported from PSM/EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2379) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
02/19/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
02/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Fukunaga, Lee, C., DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto, Inouye.
02/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.
02/10/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on PSM/EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 3:02PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
01/22/2026
Senate
Referred to PSM/EDU, WAM.
01/21/2026
Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading.
01/14/2026
Senate
Pending Introduction.
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Record Created
Jan 21, 2026 9:13:16 AM
Record Updated
May 30, 2026 6:01:46 AM