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HI HB 209

died on adjournment

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 209 pass?

No. HI HB 209 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 (2025-12-08): Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

What is HI HB 209 about?

Establishes the Hawaii State Fellows Program within the Department of Human Resources Development to match talented applicants with full-time, paid fellowship roles in various state agencies for a period of ten to eleven months. Establishes minimum qualifications and procedures for eligible applicants to apply to the program. Gives preference to eligible program applicants who have pre-existing ties to the State or a demonstrated commitment to long-term leadership in the State. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, to coordinate with state agencies to implement and promote the program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.

Who sponsors HI HB 209?

TAM, AMATO, KILA and 11 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 209.

Description

Establishes the Hawaii State Fellows Program within the Department of Human Resources Development to match talented applicants with full-time, paid fellowship roles in various state agencies for a period of ten to eleven months. Establishes minimum qualifications and procedures for eligible applicants to apply to the program. Gives preference to eligible program applicants who have pre-existing ties to the State or a demonstrated commitment to long-term leadership in the State. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development, in consultation with the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, to coordinate with state agencies to implement and promote the program. Requires a report to the Legislature. Appropriates funds.

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAMprimary
  • AMATOprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • BELATTIprimary
  • GRANDINETTIprimary
  • KUSCHprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • PERRUSOprimary
  • POEPOEprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-21

    Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  3. 2025-01-16

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-01-15

    Pending introduction.

Versions

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Votes

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Attribution

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