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HI SB 3131

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 3131 pass?

Yes. HI SB 3131 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-05-27): Act 050, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150).

What is HI SB 3131 about?

Updates state position titles in the Hawaii Revised Statutes by changing "private secretary" to "executive assistant" and "secretary" to "administrative assistant", where applicable. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 3131?

KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 3131.

Description

Updates state position titles in the Hawaii Revised Statutes by changing "private secretary" to "executive assistant" and "secretary" to "administrative assistant", where applicable. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-05-27 — Act 050, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-27

    Act 050, 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150).

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-27

    Act 050, on 05/27/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1150).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-07

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  6. 2026-05-05

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 814).

    receipt

  7. 2026-05-01

    Deferred one day 05-06-26.

    deferral

  8. 2026-05-01

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Fukunaga).

    passage

  9. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 22-26).

  10. 2026-04-29

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-26.

  11. 2026-04-29

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 22-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  12. 2026-04-29

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 05-01-26.

  13. 2026-04-23

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, McKelvey, Rhoads, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-23

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Lee, M., Ratcliffe; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Alcos; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2026-04-22

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-23-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  16. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Lee, M. Chairs; Ratcliffe, Alcos.

  17. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-20

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; McKelvey, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Moriwaki.

  19. 2026-04-20

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

    receipt

  20. 2026-04-10

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 564).

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-07

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 480).

    introduction,receipt

  22. 2026-04-07

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  23. 2026-04-06

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Olds, Quinlan excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  24. 2026-04-01

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1585-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  25. 2026-04-01

    Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

  26. 2026-03-19

    The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. 2026-03-16

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 03-19-26 9:35AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  29. 2026-03-12

    Referred to LAB, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  30. 2026-03-10

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  31. 2026-03-10

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 365) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  32. 2026-03-06

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3051) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

  33. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  34. 2026-03-05

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.

  36. 2026-02-20

    Reported from LBT/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2541) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.

  37. 2026-02-20

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  38. 2026-02-11

    The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in GVO were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Hashimoto, Moriwaki, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2026-02-11

    The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2026-02-09

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  41. 2026-02-09

    The committee(s) on LBT/GVO has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-11-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  42. 2026-02-08

    The committee(s) on LBT/GVO deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:00PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

  43. 2026-02-04

    The committee(s) on LBT/GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  44. 2026-02-02

    Referred to LBT/GVO, JDC.

    referral-committee

  45. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  46. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

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  47. 2026-01-26

    Pending Introduction.

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Votes

  • The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-11 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Awa: yes
    • Gabbard: not voting

  • The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-02-11 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Ihara: not voting

  • The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-05 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Awa: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    2026-03-10 · pass · 25-0

  • The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-03-19 · pass · 6-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-23 · pass · 2-1

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Ratcliffe: yes
    • Alcos: no

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-23 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Elefante: yes
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-05-01 · pass · 24-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Senator(s: not voting

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