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HI SB 381

died on adjournment

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Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did HI SB 381 pass?

No. HI SB 381 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 SB 381 about?

Requires appointments and selections of heads of state divisions and agencies that require a board approval to be made through a publicly established process and timeline. Requires the approval of the process and timeline to appoint or select a new head of a state division or agency to be determined in an open meeting. Requires that votes to appoint or select heads of state divisions and agencies be conducted in an open meeting. Provides that any vote to appoint or select a head of a state division or agency cast in violation of the foregoing shall be invalid. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1)

Who sponsors HI SB 381?

MCKELVEY, CHANG, DECORTE and 1 others are the primary sponsors of HI SB 381, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Description

Requires appointments and selections of heads of state divisions and agencies that require a board approval to be made through a publicly established process and timeline. Requires the approval of the process and timeline to appoint or select a new head of a state division or agency to be determined in an open meeting. Requires that votes to appoint or select heads of state divisions and agencies be conducted in an open meeting. Provides that any vote to appoint or select a head of a state division or agency cast in violation of the foregoing shall be invalid. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1)

Introduced
2025-01-15
Latest action
2025-12-08 — Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • MCKELVEYprimary
  • CHANGprimary
  • DECORTEprimary
  • GABBARDprimary
  • Fevellacosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-12-08

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

    carried-over

  2. 2025-02-12

    Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 314) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

  3. 2025-02-12

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

    passage,reading-2,referral-committee

  4. 2025-02-04

    The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Fevella.

    committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-01-30

    The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-04-25 3:00PM; CR 225.

    deferral

  6. 2025-01-28

    The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 01-30-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225.

    deferral

  7. 2025-01-24

    The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

  8. 2025-01-21

    Referred to GVO, JDC.

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-01-15

    Introduced and passed First Reading.

    introduction,reading-1

  10. 2025-01-14

    Pending Introduction.

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Documents

Votes

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

    2025-02-04 · pass · 3-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • McKelvey: yes
    • Moriwaki: yes
    • San Buenaventura: yes
    • Gabbard: not voting
    • Fevella: not voting

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=381&year=2026

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