HawaiiHB 23842025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)House

RELATING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE COMPENSATION.

Sponsored By: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

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)

Student-AthletesCompensationNILPoliciesProtectionsEducational SupportAppropriationEDU, WAM/CPN

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Andrew Takuya Garrett

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • David Alcos III

    Republican • House

  • Terez Amato

    Democratic • House

  • Della Au Belatti

    Democratic • House

  • Tina Nakada Grandinetti

    Democratic • House

  • Kirstin Kahaloa

    Democratic • House

  • Jeanne Kapela

    Democratic • House

  • Sue L. Keohokapu-Lee Loy

    Democratic • House

  • Darius K. Kila

    Democratic • House

  • Nicole E. Lowen

    Democratic • House

  • Lisa Marten

    Democratic • House

  • Dee Morikawa

    Democratic • House

  • Christopher L. Muraoka

    Republican • House

  • Ikaika Olds

    Democratic • House

  • Mahina Poepoe

    Democratic • House

  • Gregg Takayama

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 103 • No: 4

House vote 3/5/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 47 • No: 3

House vote 2/19/2026

The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ...

Yes: 5 • No: 1

House vote 2/12/2026

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC...

Yes: 51 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Referred to EDU, WAM/CPN.

    3/10/2026Senate
  2. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 103).

    3/6/2026Senate
  3. Passed First Reading.

    3/6/2026Senate
  4. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 814-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

    3/5/2026House
  5. Passed 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.

    3/5/2026House
  6. 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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

    2/25/2026House
  7. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    2/23/2026House
  8. Reported from CPC/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 761-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

    2/20/2026House
  9. Report 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).

    2/20/2026House
  10. The 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.

    2/19/2026House
  11. The 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.

    2/19/2026House
  12. Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:01PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    2/17/2026House
  13. Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 250-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JHA.

    2/12/2026House
  14. Passed 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).

    2/12/2026House
  15. The 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.

    2/11/2026House
  16. Bill 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.

    2/6/2026House
  17. Referred to HED, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6

    2/2/2026House
  18. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    1/28/2026House
  19. Pending introduction.

    1/27/2026House

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