Bill Commons

HI SB 2588

died on adjournment

RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 2588 pass?

No. HI SB 2588 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-28): Referred to LBT/GVO, WAM.

What is HI SB 2588 about?

Requires the Workforce Development Council to recommend to the Governor, a comprehensive Statewide Workforce Strategy to inclusion in the State Unified Plan and be responsible for facilitating the alignment of workforce development efforts and programs conducted by state departments and agencies to achieve the State Unified Plan and the Comprehensive Statewide Workforce Strategy.

Who sponsors HI SB 2588?

MORIWAKI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 2588.

Description

Requires the Workforce Development Council to recommend to the Governor, a comprehensive Statewide Workforce Strategy to inclusion in the State Unified Plan and be responsible for facilitating the alignment of workforce development efforts and programs conducted by state departments and agencies to achieve the State Unified Plan and the Comprehensive Statewide Workforce Strategy.

Introduced
2026-01-23
Latest action
2026-01-28 — Referred to LBT/GVO, WAM.
Bill type
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MORIWAKIprimary

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Action timeline

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  1. 2026-01-28

    Referred to LBT/GVO, WAM.

    referral-committee

  2. 2026-01-23

    Introduced.

    introduction

  3. 2026-01-23

    Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2588&year=2026

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