HawaiiSB 30972025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)Senate

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

Sponsored By: Ronald D. Kouchi (Democratic)

Passed

Summary

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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

ERSExecutive PersonnelCivil Service ExemptionLAB, FIN

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Ronald D. Kouchi

    Democratic • Senate

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 146 • No: 0

Senate vote 4/24/2026

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

Yes: 2 • No: 0

House vote 4/24/2026

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

Yes: 2 • No: 0

House vote 4/14/2026

House Floor Vote

Yes: 51 • No: 0

House vote 3/20/2026

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

Yes: 50 • No: 0

Senate vote 3/6/2026

Senate Floor Vote

Yes: 24 • No: 0

Senate vote 3/2/2026

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

Yes: 13 • No: 0

Senate vote 2/11/2026

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

Yes: 4 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. 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.

    4/24/2026Senate
  2. 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.

    4/24/2026House
  3. Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).

    4/23/2026Senate
  4. Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 8:45AM in conference room 016.

    4/23/2026House
  5. House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.

    4/22/2026House
  6. Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Richards Co-Chair; Fevella.

    4/21/2026Senate
  7. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).

    4/21/2026House
  8. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 744).

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

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

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

    4/14/2026House
  12. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2055-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

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

    4/10/2026House
  14. 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.

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

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

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

    3/31/2026House
  18. Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1256-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

    3/20/2026House
  19. 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).

    3/20/2026House
  20. 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.

    3/17/2026House
  21. Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

    3/12/2026House
  22. Pass First Reading

    3/10/2026House
  23. Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16

    3/10/2026House
  24. Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.

    3/6/2026Senate
  25. Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 109) in amended form (SD 1).

    3/6/2026House

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