Bill Commons

HI HB 214

passed one chamber

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of benefits under the System or the Hawaii Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund if the retirant is employed in a position needed for succession planning, as a law enforcement officer stationed at a public school as a resource officer, as an investigator, or in a management position excluded from collective bargaining, subject to certain conditions. Requires the director of human resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction or the human resources management chief executive of each county to include in their annual reports to the Legislature details on the employment of retirants as school resource officers or investigators. (SD2)

Introduced
2025-01-16
Status date
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Latest action
2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • TAKAYAMAprimary
  • KILAprimary
  • KITAGAWAprimary
  • LA CHICAprimary
  • MARTENprimary
  • MIYAKEprimary
  • OLDSprimary
  • SOUZAprimary
  • TARNASprimary
  • TODDprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-04-02

    Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).

    receipt

  2. 2026-04-01

    House Conferee(s) discharged.

  3. 2026-03-20

    Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).

    receipt

  4. 2026-03-20

    Senate Conferee(s) discharged.

  5. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  6. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 325.

  7. 2025-04-25

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 016.

  8. 2025-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.

  9. 2025-04-23

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.

  10. 2025-04-22

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 10:01AM in conference room 016.

  11. 2025-04-21

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 10:01AM in conference room 016.

  12. 2025-04-21

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 781).

    receipt

  13. 2025-04-17

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 016.

  14. 2025-04-17

    House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

  15. 2025-04-16

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).

    receipt

  16. 2025-04-16

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella.

  17. 2025-04-11

    Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).

    receipt

  18. 2025-04-10

    House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

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  19. 2025-04-08

    Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 603) in amended form (SD 2).

  20. 2025-04-08

    Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

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  21. 2025-04-03

    48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25.

  22. 2025-04-03

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1655) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  23. 2025-03-31

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

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  24. 2025-03-28

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  25. 2025-03-19

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.

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  26. 2025-03-19

    Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1170) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  27. 2025-03-12

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

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  28. 2025-03-10

    The committee(s) on LBT deferred the measure until 03-12-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

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  29. 2025-03-07

    The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

  30. 2025-03-06

    Referred to LBT, WAM.

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  31. 2025-03-06

    Passed First Reading.

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  32. 2025-03-06

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 199).

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  33. 2025-03-04

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

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  34. 2025-02-28

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1106), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  35. 2025-02-26

    The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

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  36. 2025-02-26

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-26-25 11:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  37. 2025-02-25

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-26-25.

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  38. 2025-02-21

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  39. 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).

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  40. 2025-02-13

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 537) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  41. 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.

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  42. 2025-02-07

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  43. 2025-01-21

    Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1

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  44. 2025-01-16

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

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  45. 2025-01-15

    Pending introduction.

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

  • The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2025-02-26 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Grandinetti: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lamosao: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Morikawa: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Ward: not voting

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

    2025-03-12 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (6)
    • Aquino: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Ihara: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Moriwaki: not voting

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

    2025-03-31 · pass · 13-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • Aquino: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes

  • Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

    2025-04-08 · pass · 25-0

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