SB 1217 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO POSITIONS AT THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.

Summary

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine for faculty positions in the fields of cardiovascular biology, tropical medicine, and quantitative health biostatistics, and an environmental health and safety officer staff position. Effective 7/31/2050. (SD1)

Issues: ✓ Education ✓ 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 21, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1217 → SB1217_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated from a standard Senate introduction to a Senate District Committee (SD1) version, which includes administrative metadata and a revised effective date. The most significant substantive change is the extension of the bill's effective date from July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2050, likely a clerical error intended to be 2026, while the funding scope and specific positions remain unchanged.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding funding and positions remains the same, but the applicability timeline was altered to an extreme future date.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2050.

TECHNICAL

Administrative metadata, including bill version identifiers (SD1), timestamps, and committee tracking numbers, was added to the text.

The bill number header was updated to reflect the SD1 version (SB1217_SD1) instead of the original SB1211.

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. 227) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 6, 2025

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, Fukunaga, Hashimoto, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Feb 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 02-06-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to HRE, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and passed First Reading.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending Introduction.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors