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HI HB 50

died on adjournment

RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did HI HB 50 pass?

No. HI HB 50 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 50 about?

Authorizes boards and commissions to make employment decisions related to its officers and employees without the approval of the head of the department to which the board or commission is administratively attached.

Who sponsors HI HB 50?

GARRETT is the primary sponsor of HI HB 50.

Description

Authorizes boards and commissions to make employment decisions related to its officers and employees without the approval of the head of the department to which the board or commission is administratively attached.

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

Sponsors

  • GARRETTprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-01-28

    The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

    deferral

  3. 2025-01-24

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 01-28-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  4. 2025-01-21

    Referred to LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 1

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-01-16

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  6. 2025-01-10

    Prefiled.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=50&year=2026

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:20:09.051962Z

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