Hawaii bills · 2026 Regular Session
Hawaii HB 214
RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- TAKAYAMA (Democratic)
- KILA (Democratic)
- KITAGAWA (Democratic)
- LA CHICA (Democratic)
- MARTEN (Democratic)
- MIYAKE (Democratic)
- OLDS (Democratic)
- SOUZA (Republican)
- TARNAS (Democratic)
- TODD (Democratic)
Summary
Official abstract published by the Hawaii legislature· 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)
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Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2025 Senate | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 31, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Mar 12, 2025 Senate | The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 26, 2025 House | The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
| Feb 11, 2025 House | The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. | pass | Set your home in Hawaii to see |
Actions
- Jan 15, 2025 · House
Pending introduction. - Jan 16, 2025 · House
Introduced and Pass First Reading. - Jan 21, 2025 · House
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1 - Feb 7, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 11, 2025 · House
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. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 537) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. - Feb 13, 2025 · House
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). - Feb 21, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 25, 2025 · House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-26-25. - Feb 26, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-26-25 11:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. - Feb 26, 2025 · House
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. - Feb 28, 2025 · House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1106), recommending passage on Third Reading. - Mar 4, 2025 · House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Pierick, Ward excused (2). Transmitted to Senate. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 199). - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Passed First Reading. - Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Referred to LBT, WAM. - Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 03-10-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. - Mar 10, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on LBT deferred the measure until 03-12-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. - Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
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. - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1170) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. - Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. - Mar 28, 2025 · Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-31-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference. - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
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. - Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1655) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). - Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. - Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
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. - Apr 8, 2025 · House
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 603) in amended form (SD 2). - Apr 10, 2025 · House
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). - Apr 11, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella. - Apr 16, 2025 · House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810). - Apr 17, 2025 · House
House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda. - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 016. - Apr 21, 2025 · Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 781). - Apr 21, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 10:01AM in conference room 016. - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-23-25 10:01AM in conference room 016. - Apr 23, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-24-25 10:00AM in conference room 016. - Apr 24, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-25-25 10:00AM in conference room 016. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 2:30PM in Conference Room 016. - Apr 25, 2025 · House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-25 at 4:30PM in Conference Room 325. - Dec 8, 2025 · Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. - Mar 20, 2026 · Senate
Senate Conferee(s) discharged. - Mar 20, 2026 · House
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409). - Apr 1, 2026 · House
House Conferee(s) discharged. - Apr 2, 2026 · Senate
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).