Hawaii House Bill 2159
Session 2026
Relating To Health Care Workforce Development.
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 30, 2026
Sponsors
25 Sponsors
First Action
Jan 26, 2026
Latest Action
Mar 30, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2159
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Motion Text
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Establishes positions and appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to support health care workforce development in the State. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)
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03/30/2026
Senate
Reported from EDU/HHS (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3390) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
03/30/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
03/25/2026
Senate
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.
03/25/2026
Senate
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.
03/20/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on EDU/HHS has scheduled a public hearing on 03-25-26 1:10PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
03/10/2026
Senate
Referred to EDU/HHS, WAM.
03/06/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 86).
03/06/2026
Senate
Passed First Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 807-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
03/05/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
02/25/2026
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.
02/23/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/19/2026
House
Reported from HLT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 552-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
02/19/2026
House
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).
02/18/2026
House
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.
02/13/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HLT on Wednesday, 02-18-26 10:00AM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
02/11/2026
House
Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 136-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HLT.
02/11/2026
House
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).
02/06/2026
House
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.
02/03/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-06-26 2:05PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
01/30/2026
House
Referred to HED, HLT, FIN, referral sheet 5
01/28/2026
House
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
01/26/2026
House
Pending introduction.
Sources
HI Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Jan 27, 2026 2:17:51 AM
Record Updated
Jul 15, 2026 6:20:12 AM