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SB2602HIEngrossed 2026 Regular Session

Relating To The General Fund.

Last status update Mar 6, 2026

What this measure contains

Requires that tuition, tuition-related course and fee charges, and other charges to students deposited into the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund be allocated and expended in accordance with Board of Regents policies governing systemwide operations. On 6/30/2029, requires unencumbered funds in the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund that exceeds the reserve level established by the Board of Regents to lapse to the general fund. Requires annual reports to the Legislature. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

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Bill text and versions

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Legislative path

Each stage below is a recorded decision from the official measure history, attached to the draft it considered. A member's row follows their votes from the first draft to the latest, and a highlighted vote marks where it changed. Committee and conference votes list every member by name. Floor votes list only exceptions; members serving that day who aren't named are shown as ayes in a dashed outline.

  1. Introduced
  2. SD1by EDU
  3. HD1by HED
  4. HD2by FIN

Decision stages

  1. Education (EDU) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1

    3 aye · 0 no · 2 excused · Source roll call

  2. Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, unamended

    13 aye · 0 no · 0 excused · Source roll call

  3. Senate third reading on SD1: Passed

    24 aye · 0 no · 1 excused

  4. House HED committee on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1

    7 aye · 0 no · 3 excused

  5. House second reading on HD1: Passed

    45 aye · 1 no · 4 excused

  6. House FIN committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2

    10 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 2 no · 1 excused

  7. House third reading on HD2: Passed

    43 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 4 no · 0 excused

Senate members along the path

Senate members' votes at each stage of SB2602
MemberEDU
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Lynn DecoiteSD-007AyeAye
Samantha DeCorteSD-022AyeAye
Donovan CruzSD-017AyeAye
Brandon ElefanteSD-016AyeAye
Kurt FevellaSD-020AyeAye
Carol FukunagaSD-011ExcusedAye
Troy HashimotoSD-005ExcusedAyeAye
Les IharaSD-010Excused
Lorraine InouyeSD-001AyeAye
Dru KanuhaSD-003AyeAye
Michelle KidaniSD-018AyeAyeAye
Donna KimSD-014AyeAyeAye
Chris LeeSD-025AyeAye
Sharon MoriwakiSD-012AyeAye
Tim RichardsSD-004AyeAye
Glenn WakaiSD-015AyeAye
9 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
MemberEDU
Introduced		WAM
SD1		Third reading
SD1		Change along the path
Brenton AwaSD-023Aye
Stanley ChangSD-009Aye
Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019Aye
Mike GabbardSD-021Aye
Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024Aye
Ronald KouchiSD-008Aye
Angus McKelveySD-006Aye
Karl RhoadsSD-013Aye
Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002Aye

House members along the path

House members' votes at each stage of SB2602
MemberHED
SD1		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
David AlcosHD-041AyeNoAyeAye → No at House FIN committee (HD1)No → Aye at House third reading (HD2)
Tina GrandinettiHD-020AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Ikaika HusseyHD-029AyeAye*NoAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)Aye with reservations → No at House third reading (HD2)
Kim IwamotoHD-025AyeNoAye → No at House third reading (HD2)
Garner ShimizuHD-032NoAye*No → Aye with reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Terez AmatoHD-011AyeAyeAye
Elle CochranHD-014ExcusedAye*
Luke EvslinHD-016ExcusedAyeAye
Andrew GarrettHD-022AyeAyeAye
Joe GedeonHD-018AyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Daisy HartsfieldHD-036AyeAye*AyeAdded reservations at House FIN committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Jeanne KapelaHD-005AyeAyeAye
Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002AyeAyeAye
Darius KilaHD-044AyeAyeAye
Lisa KitagawaHD-048AyeAyeAye
Matthias KuschHD-001AyeAyeAye
Trish La ChicaHD-037AyeAyeAye
Mike LeeHD-050AyeAyeAye
Nicole LowenHD-007ExcusedAye
Tyson MiyakeHD-010AyeAyeAye
Daynette MorikawaHD-017AyeExcusedAye
Chris MuraokaHD-045ExcusedAyeAye
Ikaika OldsHD-023AyeAyeAye
Amy PerrusoHD-046ExcusedNoNo
Mahina PoepoeHD-013AyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Sean QuinlanHD-047ExcusedAye
Julie Reyes OdaHD-040AyeAyeAye*Added reservations at House third reading (HD2)
Kanani SouzaHD-043AyeAyeAye
Jenna TakenouchiHD-027AyeAyeAye
Shirley Ann TemploHD-030AyeAyeAye
Chris ToddHD-003AyeAyeAye
Justin WoodsonHD-009ExcusedAyeAye
Kyle YamashitaHD-012AyeAyeAye
18 more House members only counted as floor ayes
MemberHED
SD1		Second reading
HD1		FIN
HD1		Third reading
HD2		Change along the path
Della au BelattiHD-026AyeAye
Cory ChunHD-035AyeAye
Diamond GarciaHD-042AyeAye
Mark HashemHD-019AyeAye
Linda IchiyamaHD-031AyeAye
Greggor IlaganHD-004AyeAye
Kirstin KahaloaHD-006AyeAye
Sam KongHD-033AyeAye
Lisa MartenHD-051AyeAye
Scot MatayoshiHD-049AyeAye
Lauren MatsumotoHD-038AyeAye
Nadine NakamuraHD-015AyeAye
Elijah PierickHD-039AyeAye
Michael RatcliffeHD-028Aye
Jackson SayamaHD-021AyeAye
Gregg TakayamaHD-034AyeAye
Adrian TamHD-024AyeAye
David TarnasHD-008AyeAye

Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote

Names are matched to legislators only when exactly one person fits; every printed name on this measure was matched. A missing vote means no record was found for that member at that stage, not a no vote. Committee codes follow the Legislature's abbreviations.Official measure history ↗

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Legislative history

  1. Introduced.

  2. Passed First Reading.

  3. Referred to EDU, WAM.

  4. The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. The committee(s) on EDU deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  6. The committee(s) on EDU has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-13-26 1:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  7. 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, Kidani, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto.

  8. Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2335) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

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

  10. The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  11. The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  12. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

  13. Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2766) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  14. One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  15. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

  16. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 70) in amended form (SD 1).

  17. Pass First Reading

  18. Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 16

  19. Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:15PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  20. The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.

  21. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1499-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  22. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Shimizu voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).

  23. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

  25. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  26. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Templo, Yamashita, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Hartsfield, Hussey, Gedeon; 2 Noes: Representative(s) Perruso, Alcos; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

  27. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2023-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.

  28. Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.

  29. Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Poepoe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Grandinetti, Hussey, Iwamoto, Perruso voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

  30. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 681).

  31. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

  32. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

  33. Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; Kidani, DeCorte.

  34. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

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