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HI SB 3097

enacted

RELATING TO THE EXEMPTION FROM CIVIL SERVICE OF EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL OF THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 3097 pass?

Yes. HI SB 3097 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): Act 149, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250).

What is HI SB 3097 about?

Allows the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System, through its Executive Director, to appoint specified executive personnel positions of the Employees' Retirement System and exempts these positions from the State's civil service requirements. (CD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 3097?

KOUCHI is the primary sponsor of HI SB 3097.

Description

Allows the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement System, through its Executive Director, to appoint specified executive personnel positions of the Employees' Retirement System and exempts these positions from the State's civil service requirements. (CD1)

Introduced
2026-01-28
Latest action
2026-06-26 — Act 149, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250).
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KOUCHIprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    Act 149, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250).

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-26

    Act 149, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250).

    became-law

  3. 2026-05-01

    Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882).

    receipt

  4. 2026-04-30

    Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    passage

  5. 2026-04-30

    Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).

    passage

  6. 2026-04-30

    Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803).

    receipt

  7. 2026-04-30

    Enrolled to Governor.

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  8. 2026-04-28

    Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 8-26).

  9. 2026-04-28

    48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26.

  10. 2026-04-28

    Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 8-26) as amended in (CD 1).

  11. 2026-04-28

    Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26.

  12. 2026-04-24

    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.

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  13. 2026-04-24

    The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 2 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Reyes Oda.

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  14. 2026-04-23

    Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    receipt

  15. 2026-04-23

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

  16. 2026-04-22

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

  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. 2026-04-16

    Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 744).

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  20. 2026-04-16

    Senate disagrees with House amendments.

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  21. 2026-04-16

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

    receipt

  22. 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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  23. 2026-04-10

    Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2055-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  24. 2026-04-10

    Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    deferral

  25. 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, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos, Gedeon; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.

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  26. 2026-04-02

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

    deferral

  27. 2026-04-02

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

  28. 2026-03-31

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

  29. 2026-03-20

    Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1256-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  30. 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).

    reading-2,referral-committee

  31. 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

  32. 2026-03-12

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

  33. 2026-03-10

    Pass First Reading

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  34. 2026-03-10

    Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16

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  35. 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.

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  36. 2026-03-06

    Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 109) in amended form (SD 1).

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  37. 2026-03-05

    Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2778) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.

  38. 2026-03-05

    One Day Notice 03-06-26.

  39. 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

  40. 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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  41. 2026-02-23

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

  42. 2026-02-18

    Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2320) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

  43. 2026-02-18

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  44. 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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  45. 2026-02-09

    Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  46. 2026-02-09

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

  47. 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.

  48. 2026-02-06

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

  49. 2026-01-30

    Referred to LBT, WAM.

    referral-committee

  50. 2026-01-28

    Introduced.

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  51. 2026-01-28

    Passed First Reading.

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  52. 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
    • Reyes Oda: yes
    • Alcos: yes
    • Gedeon: yes
    • Morikawa: not voting

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

    2026-04-24 · 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.

    2026-04-24 · pass · 2-0

    Member-level votes (4)
    • Sayama: yes
    • Lee: yes
    • M: yes
    • Reyes Oda: not voting

  • Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1).

    2026-04-30 · pass · 25-0

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