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HI SB 3131

enacted

RELATING TO PERSONNEL.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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
Status date
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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

  1. 2026-05-27

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

    became-law

  2. 2026-05-27

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

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-07

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

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

    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

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

    passage

  8. 2026-05-01

    Deferred one day 05-06-26.

    deferral

  9. 2026-04-29

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

  10. 2026-04-29

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

  11. 2026-04-29

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

  12. 2026-04-29

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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  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

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

    receipt

  17. 2026-04-20

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

  18. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-20

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

  20. 2026-04-10

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

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-07

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    amendment-failure

  22. 2026-04-07

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

    introduction,receipt

  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

    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).

  25. 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.

  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

    Referred to LAB, referral sheet 17

    referral-committee

  29. 2026-03-12

    Pass First Reading

    reading-1

  30. 2026-03-10

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

    introduction,receipt

  31. 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

  32. 2026-03-06

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.

  33. 2026-03-06

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

  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

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  37. 2026-02-20

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

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. 2026-02-09

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

  41. 2026-02-09

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  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

    Passed First Reading.

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  46. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  47. 2026-01-26

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

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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