HB 617 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO NURSING.

HB 617 appropriates state funds to establish a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program at the University of Hawaii Maui College. This bill directly affects students at the college who would gain access to a new nursing degree pathway starting July 1, 3000. The key provision is the allocation of dedicated funding to create and operate this specific academic program. The bill does not change existing nursing regulations or licensure requirements.

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Feb 11, 2025

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HB617 → HB617_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove specific dollar amounts for appropriations, replacing them with blank fields that will be filled in later. The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which appears to be an error or placeholder. The document also includes metadata and formatting changes from the original version.

Scope change

The scope of funding amounts was removed from the text, leaving blank fields for future determination. The effective date was significantly altered.

FISCAL

Specific dollar amounts for appropriations in Sections 2 through 5 were removed and replaced with blank fields, requiring future legislative action to specify funding levels.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, which is likely an error or placeholder that needs correction.

TECHNICAL

Metadata and formatting information was added to the document, including file properties and revision history.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 402) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 5, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kila.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors