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HI SB 2152

died on adjournment

PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE VI, SECTION 3, OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO INCREASE THE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE FOR STATE JUSTICES AND JUDGES.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Did HI SB 2152 pass?

No. HI SB 2152 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 (2026-05-01): Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 325.

What is HI SB 2152 about?

Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for justices and judges from seventy to seventy‑five years of age. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 2152?

RHOADS, CHANG, ELEFANTE and 5 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2152, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Description

Proposes a constitutional amendment to increase the mandatory retirement age for justices and judges from seventy to seventy‑five years of age. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Introduced
2026-01-21
Latest action
2026-05-01 — Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 325.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • RHOADSprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • ELEFANTEprimary
  • FUKUNAGAprimary
  • KEOHOKALOLEprimary
  • KIDANIprimary
  • RICHARDSprimary
  • SAN BUENAVENTURAprimary
  • Iharacosponsor
  • Kanuhacosponsor
  • Wakaicosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-05-01

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 05-01-26 5:40 PM; Conference Room 325.

  2. 2026-04-30

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  3. 2026-04-29

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-30-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.

  4. 2026-04-28

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 2:00PM; CR 325.

  5. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  6. 2026-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  7. 2026-04-24

    Notice of the final form of a bill proposing constitutional amendment transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3 (Sen. Com. No. 3).

  8. 2026-04-23

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.

  9. 2026-04-22

    Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.

  10. 2026-04-21

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

  11. 2026-04-20

    House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu.

  12. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  13. 2026-04-20

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Fevella.

  14. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 633).

    introduction,receipt

  16. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  17. 2026-04-16

    Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    receipt

  18. 2026-04-14

    Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

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  19. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2075-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  20. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  21. 2026-04-07

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

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  22. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

    deferral

  23. 2026-04-02

    Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. 2026-03-31

    Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  25. 2026-03-25

    Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1412-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  26. 2026-03-25

    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) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).

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  27. 2026-03-17

    The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Hashem, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Garcia, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  28. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  29. 2026-03-10

    Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 15

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  30. 2026-03-06

    Pass First Reading

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  31. 2026-03-05

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  32. 2026-03-05

    Notice of bill proposing constitutional amendment transmitted to Governor pursuant to Article XVII, Section 3 (Sen. Com. No. 1).

  33. 2026-03-05

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 22) in amended form (SD 2).

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  34. 2026-02-24

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2710) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).

  35. 2026-02-24

    48 Hrs. Notice 03-05-26.

  36. 2026-02-19

    The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Richards.

    committee-passage-favorable

  37. 2026-02-13

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  38. 2026-02-11

    Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2154) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  39. 2026-02-11

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

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  40. 2026-01-30

    The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) San Buenaventura.

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  41. 2026-01-27

    The committee(s) on JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-26 10:00AM; CR 016 & Videoconference.

  42. 2026-01-22

    Referred to JDC, WAM.

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  43. 2026-01-21

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

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  44. 2026-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

Versions

Documents

Votes

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

    2026-01-30 · pass · 3-1

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Rhoads: yes
    • Gabbard: yes
    • Chang: yes
    • Awa: no
    • San Buenaventura: not voting

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

    2026-02-19 · pass · 11-0

    Member-level votes (14)
    • Dela Cruz: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • DeCoite: yes
    • Elefante: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • Inouye: yes
    • Kanuha: yes
    • Kim: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • C: yes
    • Wakai: yes
    • Fevella: yes
    • Kidani: not voting
    • Richards: not voting

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

    2026-03-05 · pass · 23-1

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

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

    2026-03-17 · pass · 10-0

    Member-level votes (10)
    • Tarnas: yes
    • Poepoe: yes
    • Belatti: yes
    • Cochran: yes
    • Hashem: yes
    • Kahaloa: yes
    • Sayama: yes
    • Takayama: yes
    • Garcia: yes
    • Shimizu: yes

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

    2026-04-07 · pass · 15-0

    Member-level votes (17)
    • Todd: yes
    • Takenouchi: yes
    • Hartsfield: yes
    • Hussey: yes
    • Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
    • Kitagawa: yes
    • Kusch: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Miyake: yes
    • Perruso: yes
    • Templo: yes
    • Yamashita: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Morikawa: not voting

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