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HI SB 3096

enacted

RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM'S EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS FOR NORMAL COST AND ACCRUED LIABILITY.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 3096 pass?

Yes. HI SB 3096 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-24): Act 134, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1235).

What is HI SB 3096 about?

Increases employer contribution rate for normal cost and accrued liability for police officers, firefighters, and corrections officers to ensure that the amortization period for the unfunded accrued liability of the State's Employees' Retirement System does not exceed the maximum funding period. Takes effect 7/1//2027. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 3096?

KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 3096.

Description

Increases employer contribution rate for normal cost and accrued liability for police officers, firefighters, and corrections officers to ensure that the amortization period for the unfunded accrued liability of the State's Employees' Retirement System does not exceed the maximum funding period. Takes effect 7/1//2027. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-06-24 — Act 134, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1235).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-24

    Act 134, 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1235).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-24

    Act 134, on 06/24/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1235).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-08

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

    receipt

  4. 2026-05-08

    Enrolled to Governor.

    executive-receipt

  5. 2026-05-06

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.

    passage

  6. 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

  7. 2026-05-06

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).

    receipt

  8. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 96-26).

  9. 2026-05-01

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.

  10. 2026-05-01

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 96-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-05-01

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.

  12. 2026-04-28

    The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2026-04-28

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2026-04-27

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  15. 2026-04-24

    Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.

  16. 2026-04-23

    Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 8:45AM in conference room 016.

  17. 2026-04-21

    Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Richards Co-Chair; Fevella.

  18. 2026-04-21

    Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    receipt

  19. 2026-04-20

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

  20. 2026-04-20

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

    receipt

  21. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 743).

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  22. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  23. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  24. 2026-04-14

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

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  25. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2056-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  26. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  27. 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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  28. 2026-04-02

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

    deferral

  29. 2026-04-02

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

  30. 2026-03-31

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

  31. 2026-03-20

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1257-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  32. 2026-03-20

    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) Quinlan excused (1).

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  33. 2026-03-17

    The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Kong; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

    committee-passage-favorable

  34. 2026-03-12

    Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  35. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

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  36. 2026-03-10

    Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16

    referral-committee

  37. 2026-03-06

    Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  38. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 108) in amended form (SD 1).

    introduction,receipt

  39. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2779) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  40. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  41. 2026-03-02

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

    committee-passage-favorable

  42. 2026-02-25

    The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

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  43. 2026-02-23

    The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  44. 2026-02-18

    Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2319) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  45. 2026-02-18

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

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  46. 2026-02-11

    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) Elefante, Lamosao, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara.

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  47. 2026-02-09

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  48. 2026-02-09

    The committee(s) on LBT has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-11-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  49. 2026-02-08

    The committee(s) on LBT deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:01PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.

  50. 2026-02-06

    The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  51. 2026-01-30

    Referred to LBT, WAM.

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  52. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  53. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

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  54. 2026-01-26

    Pending Introduction.

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Votes

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

    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 WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-03-02 · pass · 13-0

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

  • Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading.

    2026-03-06 · pass · 24-0

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

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

    2026-03-17 · pass · 5-0

    Member-level votes (7)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Garrett: yes
    • Kapela: yes
    • Kong: yes
    • Reyes Oda: not voting

  • 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

  • The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Elefante: yes
    • Richards: yes
    • Fevella: not voting

  • The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.

    2026-04-28 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Reyes Oda: yes

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