HB 840 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII ATHLETICS.

HB 840 appropriates funds to the athletics departments of the University of Hawaii. It directly affects the UH athletic programs by providing dedicated financial resources for their operations. The bill's key provision is the allocation of state funding, effective July 1, 3000, as specified in the official abstract. This is a straightforward funding measure with no additional policy changes or new requirements described in the provided context.

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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HB840 → HB840_HD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended to remove specific dollar amounts for funding the University of Hawaii athletics departments, replacing them with blank fields likely intended for later completion. Additionally, the effective date was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, and the bill number was updated to reflect House District 1.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding funding amounts is now undefined due to the removal of specific figures, and the applicability timeline has been extended to the year 3000.

FISCAL

Specific appropriation amounts for the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Hilo athletics departments were deleted and replaced with blank spaces.

The number of temporary full-time equivalent (FTE) positions to be established was deleted and replaced with a blank space.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include 'HD1' and the bill number was changed from 89 to 3000.

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Committee

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 407) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Muraoka.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

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