# Hawaii SCR 192: REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH A VETERINARY MEDICINE EXPANSION WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE PROGRAM.

Hawaii SCR 192, REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH A VETERINARY MEDICINE EXPANSION WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE PROGRAM., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Donovan M. Dela Cruz (Democratic); status passed house, last action 2025-04-17 (Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 753).) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SCR 192
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM TO ESTABLISH A VETERINARY MEDICINE EXPANSION WORKING GROUP TO EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A DOCTOR OF VETERINARY MEDICINE PROGRAM.
- Status: passed house
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-03-07
- Last action: 2025-04-17, Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 753).
- Sponsor: Donovan M. Dela Cruz (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Windward Community College, Working Group, Report, HED, AGR
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 3 (14 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Donovan M. Dela Cruz (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-15 | House | The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-09 | House | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 7 | 0 |   |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-17: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 753). (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Senate disagrees with House amendments. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 831). (House)
- 2025-04-16: Reported from AGR (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2121), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-04-16: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Todd excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-16: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-04-15: The committee on AGR recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Kusch, Lowen, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2047) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to AGR. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on AGR as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Pierick voting no (1) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Matayoshi excused (3). (House)
- 2025-04-11: Resolution scheduled to be heard by AGR on Tuesday, 04-15-25 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-04-09: The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Amato, Evslin, Woodson, Souza. (House)
- 2025-04-04: Referred to HED, AGR, referral sheet 28 (House)
- 2025-04-04: Resolution scheduled to be heard by HED on Wednesday, 04-09-25 2:00PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-04-01: Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 442). (House)
- 2025-03-31: Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1373) with recommendation of adoption. (Senate)
- 2025-03-31: One Day Notice 04-01-25. (Senate)
- 2025-03-20: The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HRE were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-20-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-12: Referred to HRE. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: Offered. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR192_HD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR192_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR192_.PDF)
- SCR192_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR192_HD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR192_HD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR192_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR192_.PDF)
- [SCR192_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SCR192_HD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SCR192-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).