HawaiiSB 21522025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)Senate

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

Sponsored By: Karl Rhoads (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

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)

Constitutional AmendmentJudgesMandatory Retirement AgeJHA, FIN

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Karl Rhoads

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

  • Stanley Chang

    Democratic • Senate

  • Brandon J.C. Elefante

    Democratic • Senate

  • Carol Fukunaga

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jr. Ihara

    Democratic • Senate

  • Jarrett Keohokalole

    Democratic • Senate

  • Michelle N. Kidani

    Democratic • Senate

  • Dru Mamo Kanuha

    Democratic • Senate

  • III Richards

    Democratic • Senate

  • Joy A. San Buenaventura

    Democratic • Senate

  • Glenn Wakai

    Democratic • Senate

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 146 • No: 2

House vote 4/14/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 50 • No: 0

House vote 3/25/2026

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN...

Yes: 49 • No: 0

House vote 3/17/2026

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

Yes: 10 • No: 0

Senate vote 3/5/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 23 • No: 1

Senate vote 2/19/2026

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

Yes: 11 • No: 0

Senate vote 1/30/2026

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

Yes: 3 • No: 1

Actions Timeline

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

    4/24/2026House
  2. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-26 3:10PM; Conference Room 325.

    4/23/2026Senate
  3. Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-26 2:00PM; Conference Room 325.

    4/22/2026Senate
  4. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-22-26 2:00PM in conference room 325.

    4/21/2026House
  5. House Conferees Appointed: Tarnas, Hartsfield Co-Chairs; Belatti, Poepoe, Shimizu.

    4/20/2026House
  6. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).

    4/20/2026Senate
  7. Senate Conferees Appointed: Rhoads Chair; Kim Co-Chair; Fevella.

    4/20/2026Senate
  8. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).

    4/20/2026House
  9. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 633).

    4/16/2026Senate
  10. Senate disagrees with House amendments.

    4/16/2026Senate
  11. Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).

    4/16/2026House
  12. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1). Transmitted to Senate.

    4/14/2026House
  13. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2075-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

    4/10/2026House
  14. Deferred one day 04-14-26.

    4/10/2026House
  15. 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.

    4/7/2026House
  16. The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.

    4/2/2026House
  17. Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    4/2/2026House
  18. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    3/31/2026House
  19. Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1412-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

    3/25/2026House
  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) Matsumoto, Perruso excused (2).

    3/25/2026House
  21. 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.

    3/17/2026House
  22. Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Tuesday, 03-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    3/12/2026House
  23. Referred to JHA, FIN, referral sheet 15

    3/10/2026House
  24. Pass First Reading

    3/6/2026House
  25. 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.

    3/5/2026Senate

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