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Measure Title: RELATING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE COMPENSATION.
Report Title: UH; Student-Athletes; Compensation; NIL; Policies; Protections; Educational Support; Appropriation ($)
Description: Affirms student-athletes' rights to engage in name, image, and likeness activities for compensation. Requires the University of Hawaii to adopt policies governing institutional name, image, and likeness agreements and other aspects of name, image, and likeness activity consistent with federal law, rules by an intercollegiate athletics governing body such as the National Collegiate Athletic Association, and Title IX. Establishes certain transparency and accountability requirements in the administration of institutional name, image, and likeness activities. Provides protections and educational support for student-athletes who enter into name, image, and likeness agreements. Appropriates funds. Sunsets 6/30/2030. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)
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Package: None
Current Referral: EDU, WAM/CPN
Introducer(s): GARRETT, ALCOS, AMATO, BELATTI, GRANDINETTI, KAHALOA, KAPELA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KILA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MORIKAWA, MURAOKA, OLDS, POEPOE, TAKAYAMA
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Measure Status History

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DateChamberStatus Text
3/10/2026SReferred to EDU, WAM/CPN.
3/6/2026SPassed First Reading.
3/6/2026SReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 103).
3/5/2026HPassed Third Reading with Representative(s) Cochran voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Perruso excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.
3/5/2026HReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 814-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2/25/2026HThe 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2/23/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/20/2026HReport adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2/20/2026HReported from CPC/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 761-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
2/19/2026HThe committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem.
2/19/2026HThe committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Ilagan, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Iwamoto; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick.
2/17/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:01PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/12/2026HPassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC/JHA with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2/12/2026HReported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 250-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JHA.
2/11/2026HThe committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Evslin, Kila, La Chica, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela, Olds, Woodson.
2/6/2026HBill scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 02-11-26 2:30PM in University of Hawaii at Manoa, Bachman Hall, Board of Regents Conference Room 106, 2444 Dole Street VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2/2/2026HReferred to HED, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6
1/28/2026HIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
1/27/2026HPending introduction.

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All Versions of this Measure

HB2384_HD2 Link to HB2384_HD2 .PDF file
HB2384_HD1 Link to HB2384_HD1 .PDF file
HB2384 Link to HB2384 .PDF file

Committee Reports

HB2384_HD1_HSCR250-26_ Link to committee report HB2384_HD1_HSCR250-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB2384_HD2_HSCR761-26_ Link to committee report HB2384_HD2_HSCR761-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)
HB2384_HD2_HSCR814-26_ Link to committee report HB2384_HD2_HSCR814-26_ .PDF file (opens in new window)

Testimony

HB2384_TESTIMONY_HED_02-11-26_
HB2384_HD1_TESTIMONY_CPC-JHA_02-19-26_
HB2384_HD2_TESTIMONY_FIN_02-25-26_

Hearing Notices

HED
2/11/26 2:30P
UH Manoa, Bachman Hall, Rm 106, 2444 Dole St
CPC/JHA
2/19/26 2:01P
329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE
FIN
2/25/26 2:00P
308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE