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SB 1604 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Summary
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the development of faculty, staff, teacher, and workforce housing at the Kauai Community College. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationFunds housing for UH faculty/staff at Kauai Community College, supporting educator retention and access to higher education resources.90% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingAppropriates funds for workforce housing development at UH Kauai College, directly advancing affordable housing through dedicated funding for faculty/staff housing.95% confidence ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentFunds workforce housing for university staff/faculty, supporting employment stability and retention per bill's subjects and summary.80% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025
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What changed between versions

SB1604 → SB1604_SD1 · 2 edits
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative format to a structured data template, but the substantive policy content remains unchanged. The only meaningful change is the effective date, which was extended from July 1, 2025 to July 31, 2050. All eligibility tiers, funding provisions, and program purposes remain identical.
Scope change
The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; only the implementation timeline was modified.
TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025 to July 31, 2050, significantly delaying when the housing development program begins.

TECHNICAL

The document was converted from standard legislative text to a structured data template format with metadata headers.

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Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Feb 13, 2025
Committee
Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 454) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
upper
Feb 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-25 3:10PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
upper
Jan 27, 2025
Committee
Referred to HRE, WAM.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Ron Kouchi
Ron Kouchi
DDemocratic
HI
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