SB 909 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION.

SB 909 is a higher education bill that has been introduced and referred to the House of Representatives Education Committee for review. The bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process, having passed its first reading and been carried over to the 2026 Regular Session. As a short form bill, it does not yet contain detailed provisions or specific policy changes in its current text. The bill will need to be further developed and debated before any concrete changes to higher education policy can be implemented.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Jan 21, 2026
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Committee
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Jan 21, 2026
Committee
Re-Referred to EDU.
upper
Jan 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to HRE.
upper
Jan 17, 2025
Introduced
Introduced.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Dru Kanuha
DDemocratic
HI
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