SB 3286 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

SB 3286 requires the University of Hawaii (UH) to develop a comprehensive master plan for campus facilities and student housing, including current conditions and future needs. The bill mandates that UH submit annual progress reports to the Hawaii Legislature on the implementation of this plan. This legislation directly affects UH system operations and planning processes, with no changes to student fees or enrollment policies specified. The bill is currently pending in the Education Committee, with a public hearing scheduled for February 9, 2026.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

Mar 2026

House Passage

Apr 2026

Governor

Introduced Jan 30, 2026 Last action May 1, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB3286_HD1 → SB3286_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change the bill version from House Draft 1 to Senate Draft 1, updating associated metadata such as author names and revision numbers. The most significant policy change shortens the required frequency for updating the university's master plan from every six years to every five years. Additionally, the requirement for the university to submit an initial report with findings and proposed legislation to the legislature was removed, leaving only the requirement to submit the completed master plan.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding reporting requirements was narrowed by removing the mandate for an initial findings report, while the frequency of master plan updates was increased to ensure more current data.

REQUIREMENT

The mandatory interval for updating the university's facilities and student housing master plan was reduced from once every six years to once every five years.

The requirement for the university to submit an initial report containing findings and recommendations to the legislature before the 2028 session was deleted.

TECHNICAL

Administrative metadata including author names, revision numbers, and internal tracking codes were updated to reflect the transition from the House to the Senate version.

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

Amendments

May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:50PM in Conference Room 229.

lower

May 1, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 05-01-26 at 5:15PM in Conference Room 229.

lower

Apr 30, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-30-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 28, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:10PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 23, 2026

Lower · Passed

Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 2:30PM in conference room 229.

lower

Apr 16, 2026

Amended

Senate disagrees with House amendments.

upper

Apr 16, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 773).

upper

Apr 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Apr 7, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Mar 23, 2026

Committee

Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1317-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 16, 2026

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, Evslin, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Woodson, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela.

lower

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 16

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 132) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Richards, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

upper

Feb 23, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:57AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2586) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 18, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-18-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 1:05PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 6, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 1:05PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to EDU, WAM.

upper

Jan 30, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors