--- type: "Bill" title: "RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII." description: "Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for additional funding for the Hawaii Community College Promise Program. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SB316 HD2)" jurisdiction: "us/states/hi" legislature: "Hawaii Legislature" session: "2019 Regular Session" identifier: "SB 316" citation: "Hawaii SB 316 (2019 Regular Session)" classification: ["bill"] subjects: ["Budget", "University of Hawaii Community College Promise Program", "Appropriation ($)"] status: "enacted" primary_sponsors: ["KIM"] version_count: 4 action_count: 37 vote_count: 4 first_action: "2019-01-18" last_action: "2019-06-12" source: "openstates" source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19547a3e-c63f-4cb2-9416-4d1d9075a7fd" source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives8-12.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=316&year=2019" source_hash: "30cbca0043e6c08b7f3ac496bac342dc3edce4f1ea0902c030511ecd245c6af8" vintage: "2026-07-01" source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump" retrieved_at: "2026-07-06" confidence: "reported" tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"] --- # Hawaii SB 316 (2019 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for additional funding for the Hawaii Community College Promise Program. Requires a report to the Legislature. (SB316 HD2) ## Version chain The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment. 1. **SB316** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB316_.HTM) 2. **SB316_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB316_HD1_.HTM) 3. **SB316_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB316_HD2_.HTM) 4. **SB316_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2019/bills/SB316_SD1_.HTM) ## Votes - The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **8–0** (pass) · lower - The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **11–0** (pass) · upper - The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **13–0** (pass) · lower - The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper ## Sponsors - KIM — primary (person) ## Timeline The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote. - **2019-01-18** Introduced. `introduction` - **2019-01-22** Passed First Reading. `reading-1` - **2019-01-22** Referred to HRE, WAM. `referral-committee` - **2019-02-01** The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-05-19 2:50PM in conference room 229. - **2019-02-05** The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, K. Kahele, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-02-07** Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 76) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - **2019-02-07** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - **2019-02-15** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-20-19 10:05AM in conference room 211. - **2019-02-20** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, K. Kahele, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Riviere. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-03-01** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 978) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). - **2019-03-01** 48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-19. - **2019-03-05** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Harimoto). Transmitted to House. `passage` - **2019-03-05** Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 93) in amended form (SD 2). `introduction` - **2019-03-07** Pass First Reading `reading-1` - **2019-03-07** Referred to LHE, FIN, referral sheet 27 `referral-committee` - **2019-03-13** Bill scheduled to be heard by LHE on Friday, 03-15-19 2:40PM in House conference room 309. - **2019-03-15** The committees on LHE recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Perruso, D. Kobayashi, Ohno, Tarnas, Tokioka, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) DeCoite, Johanson, Quinlan. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-03-21** Reported from LHE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1504) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - **2019-03-21** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Belatti, Cabanilla Arakawa, Holt, Tokioka, Yamane excused (5). `reading-2, referral-committee` - **2019-03-25** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-28-19 3:00PM in House conference room 308. - **2019-03-28** The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-03-19. - **2019-04-01** Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 04-03-19 2:30PM in conference room 308. - **2019-04-03** The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Eli, Gates, Hashimoto, Kitagawa, B. Kobayashi, Matayoshi, Nakamura, Todd, Wildberger, Yamashita, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Holt, Nishimoto. `committee-passage-favorable` - **2019-04-05** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2195) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading. - **2019-04-05** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-09-19. - **2019-04-09** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage` - **2019-04-11** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 733). `introduction` - **2019-04-11** Senate disagrees with House amendments. - **2019-04-11** Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 893). - **2019-04-16** Reconsideration of action taken on 04-11-19 in disagreeing to the House amendments. - **2019-04-16** Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-17-19. - **2019-04-16** One Day Notice 04-17-19. - **2019-04-17** Passed Final Reading. Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 2 Excused: Senator(s) Harimoto, Ihara. - **2019-04-17** Received notice of reconsideration, Senate agreement, and Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 906). - **2019-04-17** Enrolled to Governor. `executive-receipt` - **2019-06-12** Act 061, on 06/07/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162). `executive-signature` - **2019-06-12** Act 061, 06/07/2019 (Gov. Msg. No. 1162). `executive-signature` ## Source OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/19547a3e-c63f-4cb2-9416-4d1d9075a7fd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).