SB 589 Hawaii Senate · 2021 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Summary

PART I - Establishes the University of Hawaii (UH) Cancer Research Center in statute as the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. Requires the Director of the Cancer Research Center to be appointed in accordance with the Board of Regents policy. Requires the Cancer Research Center to be administratively affiliated with the John A. Burns School of Medicine to achieve greater efficiency. PART II - Requires UH to develop a plan for the School of Medicine and Cancer Research Center to achieve greater operational efficiencies. Requires the UH President to submit a progress report to the Legislature before the 2023 regular session. PART III - Extends the sunset of Act 38, SLH 2017, exempting UH's technology transfer activities from certain provisions of the state ethics code to 6/30/2024. Prohibits technology transfer activities in which UH employees have a conflict of interest. Requires Board of Regents to report employee conflicts to the Legislature. PART IV - Temporarily reenacts provisions of Act 39, SLH 2017, reestablishing UH's innovation and commercialization initiative program to 6/30/2024. Prohibits program activities in which UH employees have a conflict of interest. Requires UH to report employee conflicts to the Legislature. PART V - Temporarily repeals changes made by Act 42, SLH 2018, allowing the UH president to act as UH's Chief Procurement Officer for procurement contracts under chapter 103D, HRS, until 6/30/2024. (AD1)

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Jul 2021

House Passage

Jul 2021

Vetoed

Jul 2021

Introduced Jan 22, 2021 Vetoed Jul 6, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jul 6, 2021

Lower · Passed

Floor amendment adopted as amended AD 1 with none voting no and Representative(s) Ilagan, McKelvey, Nishimoto excused.

lower

Jul 6, 2021

Introduced

Floor Amendment No. 3 offered by Rep. Belatti.

lower

Jul 6, 2021

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended AD 1) 07-08-21.

upper

Jul 6, 2021

Upper · Passed

Floor amendment adopted as amended (AD 1).

upper

Jul 6, 2021

Introduced

Floor Amendment No. 3 offered.

upper

Jul 6, 2021

Vetoed

Vetoed on 07/06/2021 - Returned from the Governor without approval (Gov. Msg. No. 1297).

upper

Jul 6, 2021

Vetoed

Vetoed (Gov. Msg. No. 1297).

lower

Jun 21, 2021

Vetoed

Notice of Intent to veto dated 06/21/2021 (Gov. Msg. No. 1158)

upper

Jun 21, 2021

Vetoed

Notice of intent to veto (Gov. Msg. No. 1158)

lower

Apr 23, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 87) as amended in (CD 1).

lower

Apr 23, 2021

Introduced

48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-27-21.

upper

Apr 23, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 87).

upper

Apr 21, 2021

Upper · Passed

The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Takayama, Tam, DeCoite, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Apr 19, 2021

Upper · Passed

Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-21-21 1:35PM; CR 309.

upper

Apr 13, 2021

Introduced

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 9, 2021

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 418).

upper

Apr 8, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) D. Kobayashi voting no (1) and Representative(s) McDermott excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 31, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Cullen, Branco, Eli, Holt, Ilagan, B. Kobayashi, Marten, Nishimoto, Perruso, Sayama, Tam, Wildberger, Yamashita; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) McDermott.

lower

Mar 25, 2021

Committee

Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

lower

Mar 25, 2021

Committee

Reported from HET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1492) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on HET recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Representative(s) Takayama, DeCoite, Belatti, Ganaden, Gates, Hashimoto, Kapela, Ohno, Quinlan, Woodson, Yamane, Okimoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Mar 19, 2021

Committee

Reported from HHH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1047) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to HET.

lower

Mar 16, 2021

Lower · Passed

The committees on HHH recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamane, Tam, Gates, Har, Nishimoto, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kapela; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) LoPresti.

lower

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to HHH, HET, FIN, referral sheet 22

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 235) in amended form (SD 2).

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Acasio, Chang, Ihara, Taniguchi. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 10 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Keith-Agaran, English, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Moriwaki, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Taniguchi ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Shimabukuro.

upper

Feb 24, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-26-21 9:30AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

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

upper

Feb 19, 2021

Committee

Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 505) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 16, 2021

Upper · Passed

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, Keith-Agaran, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 11, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE deferred the measure until 02-16-21 3:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 5, 2021

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-21 3:05PM in conference room 229.

upper

Jan 27, 2021

Committee

Referred to HRE, WAM.