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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII."
description: "Appropriates funds to establish positions for the University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2023 Regular Session"
identifier: "HB 968"
citation: "Hawaii HB 968 (2023 Regular Session)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation", "Expenditure Ceiling ($)", "Pamantasan Council", "UH"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["AMATO", "BELATTI", "GANADEN", "GATES", "HASHIMOTO", "ILAGAN", "KAPELA", "KILA", "KOBAYASHI", "LAMOSAO", "MIZUNO", "NAKASHIMA", "PERRUSO", "POEPOE", "TAM"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 55
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2023-01-23"
last_action: "2023-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3e580f42-eff5-4881-9863-46969ea96d8b"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=968&year=2023"
source_hash: "bc54f5c812a058ca29f5542fb5ee73a76785b34ceeb2248a76de97f5fce2410f"
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 HB 968 (2023 Regular Session) — RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
Appropriates funds to establish positions for the University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB968** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB968_.HTM)
2. **HB968_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB968_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB968_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB968_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB968_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2023/bills/HB968_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **140** (pass) · lower
- The committee on CAI recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **60** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **110** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **40** (pass) · upper
- The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **70** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- AMATO — primary (person)
- BELATTI — primary (person)
- GANADEN — primary (person)
- GATES — primary (person)
- HASHIMOTO — primary (person)
- ILAGAN — primary (person)
- KAPELA — primary (person)
- KILA — primary (person)
- KOBAYASHI — primary (person)
- LAMOSAO — primary (person)
- MIZUNO — primary (person)
- NAKASHIMA — primary (person)
- PERRUSO — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-06-07** Act 064, 06/07/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1164). `became-law`
- **2023-06-07** Act 064, on 06/07/2023 (Gov. Msg. No. 1164). `became-law`
- **2023-05-04** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 996). `receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 901). `receipt`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Lowen, Martinez excused (2). `passage`
- **2023-05-04** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1) Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Deferred One Day 05-04-23. `deferral`
- **2023-05-02** Deferred one day 05-04-23. `deferral`
- **2023-04-28** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 133).
- **2023-04-28** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday 05-02-23.
- **2023-04-28** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 133) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2023-04-28** 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, Kanuha, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-28** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Perruso, Lamosao, La Chica, Martinez, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
- **2023-04-28** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 4:30PM in conference room 309.
- **2023-04-27** Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-28-23 3:15PM; Conference Room 229.
- **2023-04-27** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-28-23 3:15PM in conference room 229.
- **2023-04-26** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-27-23 1:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2023-04-25** Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-26-23 1:45PM in conference room 229.
- **2023-04-24** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Tuesday, 04-25-23 1:30PM in conference room 229.
- **2023-04-24** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839). `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** House Conferees Appointed: Tam, Perruso, Lamosao Co-Chairs; La Chica, Martinez, Alcos.
- **2023-04-21** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 943). `receipt`
- **2023-04-21** Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Kanuha Co-Chair; Keith-Agaran, Fevella.
- **2023-04-14** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 800). `receipt`
- **2023-04-13** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2023-04-11** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 798) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2023-04-11** Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Keohokalole). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2023-04-06** 48 Hrs. Notice 04-11-23.
- **2023-04-06** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1868) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
- **2023-04-06** 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, Aquino, DeCoite, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, Moriwaki, Shimabukuro; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Wakai, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-23 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
- **2023-03-24** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24** Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1341) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.
- **2023-03-21** 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) Kim, Kidani, Keith-Agaran, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-17** The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-21-23 3:15PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2023-03-09** Referred to HRE, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-03** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-03** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 89). `introduction, receipt`
- **2023-03-02** Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2023-03-02** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 867), recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2023-02-22** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Cochran, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kobayashi, Alcos. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-20** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-22-23 2:30PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-02-15** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
- **2023-02-15** Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 479), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2023-02-10** The committee on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Perruso, Kapela, Marten, Martinez, Matayoshi, Todd, Garcia; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Woodson. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-02-08** Bill scheduled to be heard by HET on Friday, 02-10-23 2:30PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-02-07** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on HET with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-07** Reported from CAI (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 90) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HET.
- **2023-02-03** The committee on CAI recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Tam, Martinez, Garrett, Kapela, Matayoshi, Alcos; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-01-31** Bill scheduled to be heard by CAI on Friday, 02-03-23 10:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2023-01-30** Referred to CAI, HET, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2023-01-25** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-01-23** Pending introduction.
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3e580f42-eff5-4881-9863-46969ea96d8b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).