HI HB1613 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 8 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-03-10 - Referred to HEA, WAM.
Pending: Senate Higher Education and the Arts Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Grants tuition waivers to students at the community colleges who meet certain criteria. Initiates the waiver program as a pilot program in a county with a population of less than 100,000. (HB1613 HD1)

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Title

Community Colleges; Tuition Waiver

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-03-10SenateReferred to HEA, WAM.
2016-03-10SenatePassed First Reading.
2016-03-10SenateReceived from House (Hse. Com. No. 199).
2016-03-08HousePassed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) McDermott voting no (1) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2016-03-04HouseReported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 957-16), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2016-03-03HouseThe committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Luke, Nishimoto, Cachola, Cullen, DeCoite, Johanson, Jordan, Keohokalole, Kobayashi, LoPresti, Lowen, Onishi, Tokioka, Yamashita, Pouha, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2016-03-03HouseBill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 03-03-16 2:00PM in House conference room 308.
2016-02-19HousePassed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Nakashima, Thielen, Tokioka excused (3).
2016-02-19HouseReported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 630-16) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2016-02-16HouseThe committees on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Choy, Ichiyama, Aquino, Ito, Ohno, Takumi, Tsuji, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Ing, Kong, Say, Tupola.
2016-02-12HouseBill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 02-16-16 2:00PM in conference room 309.
2016-02-02HouseThe committee(s) on HED recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
2016-01-29HouseBill scheduled to be heard by HED on Tuesday, 02-02-16 2:01PM in House conference room 309.
2016-01-25HouseReferred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 1
2016-01-20HouseIntroduced and Pass First Reading.
2016-01-19HousePrefiled.

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