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Bill RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION. Creates a framework for authorizing post-secondary degree-granting educational institutions that have applied for accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. (HB1079 HD2) us/states/hi Hawaii Legislature 2017 Regular Session HB 1079 Hawaii HB 1079 (2017 Regular Session)
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Hawaii HB 1079 (2017 Regular Session) — RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION.

Creates a framework for authorizing post-secondary degree-granting educational institutions that have applied for accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. (HB1079 HD2)

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. HB1079 (committee substitute) — source
  2. HB1079_HD1 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 90 (pass) · legislature
  • The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 60 (pass) · legislature
  • The committees on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 90 (pass) · legislature
  • The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — 40 (pass) · legislature
  • The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — 60 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

  • SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2017-01-23 Pending introduction.
  • 2017-01-25 Pass First Reading reading-1
  • 2017-01-27 Referred to HED, CPC, referral sheet 5 referral-committee
  • 2017-02-01 Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Tuesday, 02-07-17 2:01PM in House conference room 309.
  • 2017-02-07 The committees on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Creagan, Har, Ing, Ohno, Onishi, Takumi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-02-13 Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 245) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
  • 2017-02-13 Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). reading-2, referral-committee
  • 2017-02-17 Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-22-17 2:01PM in House conference room 329.
  • 2017-02-22 The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-17.
  • 2017-02-23 Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-02-17 2:00PM in conference room 329.
  • 2017-03-02 The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Ito, Say, Takayama, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Aquino, Fukumoto. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-03-03 Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1055) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
  • 2017-03-03 Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-07-17.
  • 2017-03-07 Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. passage
  • 2017-03-09 Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 317). introduction
  • 2017-03-09 Passed First Reading. reading-1
  • 2017-03-09 Referred to HRE, CPH/WAM. referral-committee
  • 2017-03-10 The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-17 1:15PM in conference room 414.
  • 2017-03-14 The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Kahele, Kidani, Espero, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-03-23 Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1008) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPH/WAM.
  • 2017-03-23 Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPH/WAM.
  • 2017-03-24 The committee(s) on CPH/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-30-17 9:30AM in conference room 211.
  • 2017-03-30 The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Kidani, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-03-30 The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, K. Kahele. committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-04-05 Reported from CPH/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1355) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
  • 2017-04-05 One Day Notice 04-06-17.
  • 2017-04-06 Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) English). Transmitted to House. passage
  • 2017-04-06 Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 481).
  • 2017-04-07 Transmitted to Governor.
  • 2017-04-26 Act 004, 04/26/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1104). executive-signature
  • 2017-04-26 Act 004, on 04/26/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1104). executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/4fa44fa3-9981-4206-b2b4-d029720e4066. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).