SB 101 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO MEDICAL SCHOOL TUITION.

Summary

Requires graduates of the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine who have paid in-state tuition to serve as a physician in the State for at least 2 years following their medical residency or fellowship. Begins with the class of 2029. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Feb 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 9, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB101 → SB101_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

This bill was converted from a House bill (HB) to a Senate bill (SB) and amended to include a new finding that the service requirement is a matter of statewide concern. The most significant substantive change is the effective date, which was moved from immediate approval to July 31, 2050, delaying the program's start by several years. Minor formatting and capitalization adjustments were also made throughout the text.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on requiring medical school graduates who received in-state tuition to serve as physicians in Hawaii for two years after residency, but the applicability is now delayed until 2050.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 31, 2050', significantly delaying when the service requirement begins.

REQUIREMENT

A new finding was added stating that the service requirement is a matter of statewide concern pursuant to the Hawaii State Constitution.

TECHNICAL

The bill type was updated from House Bill (HB) to Senate Bill (SB) and the document version was updated to SD1.

Various formatting issues were corrected, including capitalization of the title, removal of extraneous metadata, and standardization of section headers.

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

Feb 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 222) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 4, 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

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 3:15PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to HRE, WAM.

upper

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 9, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors