Relating To The University Of Hawaii.
Last status update May 8, 2026
What this measure contains
Affirms student-athletes' rights to engage in name, image, and likeness activities for compensation. Requires the University of Hawaii to adopt policies governing institutional name, image, and likeness agreements and other aspects of name, image, and likeness activity consistent with federal law, rules by an intercollegiate athletics governing body such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and Title IX. Allows student-athletes to retain professional representation for the purpose of name, image, and likeness activities. Establishes certain transparency and accountability requirements in the administration of institutional name, image, and likeness activities. Provides protections and educational support for student-athletes who enter into name, image, and likeness agreements. Establishes an endowment fund for the name, image, and likeness program. Appropriates funds into the endowment fund. Sunsets 6/30/2030. (CD1)
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- Introduced · Official document ↗· Jan 27, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Feb 19, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 6, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 19, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Mar 27, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· Apr 9, 2026
- Amended · Official document ↗· May 2, 2026
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.
Decision stages
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Economic Development and Technology (EDT) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
3 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Education (EDU) on the introduced draft: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD1
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Commerce and Consumer Protection (CPN) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Ways and Means (WAM) on SD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as SD2
12 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Senate third reading on SD2: Passed
24 aye · 1 no · 0 excused
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House HED committee on SD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD1
9 aye · 0 no · 1 excused
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House second reading on HD1: Passed
45 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 2 no · 1 excused
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House CPC committee on HD1: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD2
9 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 1 no · 0 excused
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House report adoption on HD2: Report adopted
42 aye · 2 aye with reservations · 2 no · 4 excused
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House FIN committee on HD2: Passed, with amendments, reported as HD3
14 aye · 1 aye with reservations · 0 no · 1 excused
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House third reading on HD3: Passed
45 aye · 3 aye with reservations · 3 no · 0 excused
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House conference managers on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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Senate conference managers on HD3: Passed, with amendments, reported as CD1
4 aye · 0 no · 1 excused · Source roll call
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House final reading on CD1: Passed
40 aye · 4 aye with reservations · 7 no · 0 excused
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Senate final reading on CD1: Failed
11 aye · 12 no · 2 excused
Senate members along the path
| Member | EDT Introduced | EDU Introduced | CPN SD1 | WAM SD1 | Third reading SD2 | Conference HD3 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
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| Samantha DeCorteSD-022 | Aye | Aye | Aye | No | Aye → No at Senate final reading (CD1) | |||
| Donovan CruzSD-017 | Aye | Aye | No | Aye → No at Senate final reading (CD1) | ||||
| Brandon ElefanteSD-016 | Aye | Aye | No | Aye → No at Senate final reading (CD1) | ||||
| Kurt FevellaSD-020 | Aye | Excused | Aye | No | Aye → No at Senate final reading (CD1) | |||
| Mike GabbardSD-021 | Aye | No | Aye → No at Senate final reading (CD1) | |||||
| Troy HashimotoSD-005 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | No | Aye → No at Senate final reading (CD1) | ||
| Lorraine InouyeSD-001 | Aye | Aye | No | Aye → No at Senate final reading (CD1) | ||||
| Michelle KidaniSD-018 | Aye | Aye | Aye | No | Aye → No at Senate final reading (CD1) | |||
| Donna KimSD-014 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | No | Aye → No at Senate final reading (CD1) | |
| Rachele Fernandez LamosaoSD-019 | Aye | Aye | No | Aye → No at Senate final reading (CD1) | ||||
| Sharon MoriwakiSD-012 | Aye | Aye | No | Aye → No at Senate final reading (CD1) | ||||
| Glenn WakaiSD-015 | Aye* | Aye | No | No | Dropped reservations at Ways and Means (WAM) (SD1)Aye → No at Senate third reading (SD2) | |||
| Brenton AwaSD-023 | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Lynn DecoiteSD-007 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Excused | Aye | |||
| Carol FukunagaSD-011 | Excused | Excused | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Dru KanuhaSD-003 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Jarrett KeohokaloleSD-024 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Chris LeeSD-025 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Angus McKelveySD-006 | Aye | Aye | Excused | |||||
| Tim RichardsSD-004 | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Joy San BuenaventuraSD-002 | Aye | Excused |
4 more Senate members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | EDT Introduced | EDU Introduced | CPN SD1 | WAM SD1 | Third reading SD2 | Conference HD3 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
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| Stanley ChangSD-009 | Aye | Aye | ||||||
| Les IharaSD-010 | Aye | Aye | ||||||
| Ronald KouchiSD-008 | Aye | Aye | ||||||
| Karl RhoadsSD-013 | Aye | Aye |
House members along the path
| Member | HED SD2 | Second reading HD1 | CPC HD1 | Report adoption HD2 | FIN HD2 | Third reading HD3 | Conference HD3 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
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| Elle CochranHD-014 | Aye | Excused | No | No | Aye → No at House third reading (HD3) | ||||
| Ikaika HusseyHD-029 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | No | Aye → No at House final reading (CD1) | |||
| Kim IwamotoHD-025 | Aye | Aye* | Aye | Aye* | No | Added reservations at House CPC committee (HD1)Dropped reservations at House report adoption (HD2)Added reservations at House third reading (HD3)Aye with reservations → No at House final reading (CD1) | |||
| Lauren MatsumotoHD-038 | Aye | Aye | Aye* | No | Added reservations at House third reading (HD3)Aye with reservations → No at House final reading (CD1) | ||||
| Amy PerrusoHD-046 | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | No | Aye → No at House final reading (CD1) | |||
| David AlcosHD-041 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Terez AmatoHD-011 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Cory ChunHD-035 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Luke EvslinHD-016 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Diamond GarciaHD-042 | No | No | No | No | |||||
| Andrew GarrettHD-022 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Joe GedeonHD-018 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye* | Added reservations at House final reading (CD1) | |||
| Tina GrandinettiHD-020 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Daisy HartsfieldHD-036 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Linda IchiyamaHD-031 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Greggor IlaganHD-004 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jeanne KapelaHD-005 | Excused | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Sue Keohokapu-Lee LoyHD-002 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Darius KilaHD-044 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Lisa KitagawaHD-048 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Sam KongHD-033 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Matthias KuschHD-001 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Trish La ChicaHD-037 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Mike LeeHD-050 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Nicole LowenHD-007 | Aye | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Lisa MartenHD-051 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Scot MatayoshiHD-049 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Tyson MiyakeHD-010 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Daynette MorikawaHD-017 | Aye | Aye | Excused | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Chris MuraokaHD-045 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Ikaika OldsHD-023 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Excused | Aye* | Added reservations at House final reading (CD1) | ||
| Elijah PierickHD-039 | No | No | No | No | No | ||||
| Sean QuinlanHD-047 | Excused | Excused | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Julie Reyes OdaHD-040 | Aye* | Aye* | Aye* | Aye* | Aye* | ||||
| Garner ShimizuHD-032 | Aye* | Aye* | Aye | Aye* | Dropped reservations at House third reading (HD3)Added reservations at House final reading (CD1) | ||||
| Kanani SouzaHD-043 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Jenna TakenouchiHD-027 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Adrian TamHD-024 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Shirley Ann TemploHD-030 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Chris ToddHD-003 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||
| Justin WoodsonHD-009 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | ||||
| Kyle YamashitaHD-012 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
9 more House members only counted as floor ayes
| Member | HED SD2 | Second reading HD1 | CPC HD1 | Report adoption HD2 | FIN HD2 | Third reading HD3 | Conference HD3 | Final reading CD1 | Change along the path |
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| Della au BelattiHD-026 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Mark HashemHD-019 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Kirstin KahaloaHD-006 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Nadine NakamuraHD-015 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Mahina PoepoeHD-013 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Michael RatcliffeHD-028 | Aye | Aye | |||||||
| Jackson SayamaHD-021 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| Gregg TakayamaHD-034 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye | |||||
| David TarnasHD-008 | Aye | Aye | Aye | Aye |
Aye named · Aye* with reservations · Aye floor vote, not named as an exception · No · Excused · Changed reversed from the previous vote
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Legislative history
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Introduced.
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Passed First Reading.
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Referred to EDU/EDT, WAM/CPN.
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The committee(s) on EDU/EDT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:10PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on EDT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Wakai ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
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The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.
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Reported from EDU/EDT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2475) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/CPN.
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Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/CPN.
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The committee(s) on WAM/CPN will hold a public decision making on 03-03-26 10:16AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
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The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, Lamosao, McKelvey; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.
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The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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.
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Reported from WAM/CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3017) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
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48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
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Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Wakai). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
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Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 397) in amended form (SD 2).
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Pass First Reading
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Referred to HED, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 17
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Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 03-18-26 2:30PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.
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Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1268-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
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Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 03-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Iwamoto; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none.
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Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1533-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
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Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
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Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
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Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
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The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
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Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2022-26) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
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Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-14-26.
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Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Pierick voting no (3) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
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Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 772).
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Senate disagrees with House amendments.
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Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
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House Conferees Appointed: Garrett, Matayoshi, Todd Co-Chairs; Olds, Muraoka.
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Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
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Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; DeCoite, Hashimoto, Keohokalole Co-Chairs; DeCorte.
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Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 723).
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Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.
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Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.
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Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.
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Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.
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Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.
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Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:50PM in Conference Room 229.
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The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Matayoshi, Todd, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Olds.
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The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, Keohokalole, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
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Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 240-26).
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48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-08-26.
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Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 240-26) as amended in (CD 1).
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Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-08-26.
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Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Gedeon, Olds, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Hussey, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Perruso, Pierick voting no (7) and none excused (0).
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Failed to pass Final Reading. Ayes, 11; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 12 (Senator(s) DeCorte, Dela Cruz, Elefante, Fevella, Gabbard, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kidani, Kim, Lamosao, Moriwaki, Wakai). Excused, 2 (Senator(s) McKelvey, San Buenaventura).
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Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 889).