# Hawaii HB 2384: RELATING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE COMPENSATION.

Hawaii HB 2384, RELATING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE COMPENSATION., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-03-10 (Referred to EDU, WAM/CPN.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 2384
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: RELATING TO STUDENT-ATHLETE COMPENSATION.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-01-27
- Last action: 2026-03-10, Referred to EDU, WAM/CPN.
- Sponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Subjects: Student-Athletes, Compensation, NIL, Policies, Protections, Educational Support, Appropriation, EDU, WAM/CPN
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 6 (134 yes, 4 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## 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)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Andrew Takuya Garrett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David Alcos III (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Terez Amato (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Della Au Belatti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina Nakada Grandinetti (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Kirstin Kahaloa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Jeanne Kapela (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY
- Cosponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Dee Morikawa (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Christopher L. Muraoka (Republican), House
- Cosponsor: Ikaika Olds (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Gregg Takayama (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-05 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 3 |   |
| 2026-02-25 | House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 16 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-19 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 1 |   |
| 2026-02-12 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 51 | 0 |   |
| 2026-02-11 | House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |

## Actions (19)

- 2026-03-10: Referred to EDU, WAM/CPN. (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 103). (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 814-26), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2026-03-05: 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. (House)
- 2026-02-25: 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. (House)
- 2026-02-23: Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-25-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-20: Reported from CPC/JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 761-26) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-02-20: 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). (House)
- 2026-02-19: 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. (House)
- 2026-02-19: 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. (House)
- 2026-02-17: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC/JHA on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:01PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-02-12: Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 250-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC/JHA. (House)
- 2026-02-12: 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). (House)
- 2026-02-11: 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. (House)
- 2026-02-06: 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. (House)
- 2026-02-02: Referred to HED, CPC/JHA, FIN, referral sheet 6 (House)
- 2026-01-28: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2026-01-27: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2384_HD2_.pdf)
- HB2384_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2384_HD1_.HTM)
- HB2384_HD2: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2384_HD2_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2384_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2384_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2384_HD2_.pdf)
- [HB2384_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2384_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB2384_HD2 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2384_HD2_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2384_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HB2384_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 1973: RELATING TO HEALTH.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1973-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2384-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).