HI HB 1388
died on adjournmentRELATING TO RETIRANTS.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Quick answers
Did HI HB 1388 pass?
No. HI HB 1388 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 1388 about?
Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant is employed as an investigator in a position identified by the Department of Law Enforcement or Department of the Attorney General as a labor shortage or difficult—to-fill position, subject to certain conditions. Requires the director of human resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction to include in the director's annual report to the Legislature, details on the employment of retirants as investigators. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Who sponsors HI HB 1388?
SAYAMA, GARRETT, HOLT and 9 others are the primary sponsors of HI HB 1388.
Description
Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant is employed as an investigator in a position identified by the Department of Law Enforcement or Department of the Attorney General as a labor shortage or difficult—to-fill position, subject to certain conditions. Requires the director of human resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction to include in the director's annual report to the Legislature, details on the employment of retirants as investigators. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-23
- Latest action
- 2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- SAYAMAprimary
- GARRETTprimary
- HOLTprimary
- KILAprimary
- LAMOSAOprimary
- LEEprimary
- M.primary
- MARTENprimary
- MIYAKEprimary
- TAKAYAMAprimary
- TARNASprimary
- TODDprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-02-13
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Kitagawa, Ward excused (3).
reading-2,referral-committee
2025-02-13
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 535) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-11
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
2025-02-07
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-27
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
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Versions
Documents
Votes
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-11 · pass · 6-0
Member-level votes (7)
- Sayama: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Garrett: yes
- Kapela: yes
- Kong: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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