Conference committee approves several CD1s, appropriates funds for wastewater, university and school projects
April 26, 2025 | Joint House and Senate Conference, Joint, Legislative , Hawaii
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A joint House and Senate conference committee met repeatedly on April 25, 2025, and adopted conference drafts on a slate of bills that include targeted appropriations for infrastructure, higher education and school projects.
Chief among the measures the conference approved was House Bill 736 HD1 SD1, which establishes a wastewater system technology testing pilot within the Water Resources Research Center and includes an appropriation of $745,325 for fiscal year 2026 and a clean effective date of July 1, 2025. Conferees voted to pass the CD1 without further amendment.
The committee also approved House Bill 329 HD2 SD2 as a conference draft that appropriates $2,000,000 for a Mililani workforce housing project and $2,000,000 for a Maui middle school, both for FY2026. House Bill 442 HD1 SD1, limited to an appropriation for two pre‑nursing pathway positions at the University of Hawaii, passed its CD1 with $215,552 allocated for each of the next two fiscal years and a July 1, 2025 effective date.
On education staffing, the conference adopted CD1 for House Bill 961 HD1 SD1, restoring an original appropriation of $132,308 and reinstating two full‑time librarian positions to run a two‑year pilot serving one complex area on Oahu and one on a neighbor island, effective July 1, 2025.
Several other university and higher‑education bills were handled: House Bill 11‑68 HD1 SD1 (University of Hawaii revenue bonds) moved forward with a conference draft describing revenue bonds totaling $30,750,000 and an effective date of July 1, 2025; Senate Bill 865 (CTAHR extension position) and related higher education measures also received conference consideration and recorded affirmative votes where releases had been obtained.
Not all measures were resolved. Multiple items were repeatedly rolled or deferred because either the House or Senate had not yet secured WAM/FIN releases; conferees scheduled later same‑day reconvenings in Room 229 to await clearance. When both sides signaled releases were available, votes proceeded and were recorded on the record with conferees saying “Aye.”
The committee’s actions consist primarily of adopting conference drafts (CD1) and recording roll‑call ‘aye’ votes by conferees in both chambers; detailed vote tallies were recorded in the transcript for individual measures where conferees identified themselves during the roll call.
The committee recessed or adjourned at several points during the afternoon and evening to allow for clearance and reconvened multiple times to complete the docket.
Chief among the measures the conference approved was House Bill 736 HD1 SD1, which establishes a wastewater system technology testing pilot within the Water Resources Research Center and includes an appropriation of $745,325 for fiscal year 2026 and a clean effective date of July 1, 2025. Conferees voted to pass the CD1 without further amendment.
The committee also approved House Bill 329 HD2 SD2 as a conference draft that appropriates $2,000,000 for a Mililani workforce housing project and $2,000,000 for a Maui middle school, both for FY2026. House Bill 442 HD1 SD1, limited to an appropriation for two pre‑nursing pathway positions at the University of Hawaii, passed its CD1 with $215,552 allocated for each of the next two fiscal years and a July 1, 2025 effective date.
On education staffing, the conference adopted CD1 for House Bill 961 HD1 SD1, restoring an original appropriation of $132,308 and reinstating two full‑time librarian positions to run a two‑year pilot serving one complex area on Oahu and one on a neighbor island, effective July 1, 2025.
Several other university and higher‑education bills were handled: House Bill 11‑68 HD1 SD1 (University of Hawaii revenue bonds) moved forward with a conference draft describing revenue bonds totaling $30,750,000 and an effective date of July 1, 2025; Senate Bill 865 (CTAHR extension position) and related higher education measures also received conference consideration and recorded affirmative votes where releases had been obtained.
Not all measures were resolved. Multiple items were repeatedly rolled or deferred because either the House or Senate had not yet secured WAM/FIN releases; conferees scheduled later same‑day reconvenings in Room 229 to await clearance. When both sides signaled releases were available, votes proceeded and were recorded on the record with conferees saying “Aye.”
The committee’s actions consist primarily of adopting conference drafts (CD1) and recording roll‑call ‘aye’ votes by conferees in both chambers; detailed vote tallies were recorded in the transcript for individual measures where conferees identified themselves during the roll call.
The committee recessed or adjourned at several points during the afternoon and evening to allow for clearance and reconvened multiple times to complete the docket.
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