STATE BILLHI SB 3097PASSED

Relating To The Exemption From Civil Service Of Executive Personnel Of The Employees' Retirement System.

State of Hawaii

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)

Status
Passed
Signed or otherwise enacted
Status date
Jun 26, 2026
139 days ago
Current chamber
House of Representatives
Session
2026 Regular Session
HI SB 3097 · PassedJun 26

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Bill details

Last action
Act 149, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250). · Jun 26, 2026

Sponsor

RKRonald KouchiSenator · Democrat · SD-008Primary sponsor

Bill history

Newest first.

Jun 26, 2026Act 149, on 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250).House
Jun 26, 2026Act 149, 06/25/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1250).Senate
May 1, 2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 882).Senate
Apr 30, 2026Enrolled to Governor.Senate
Apr 30, 2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 803).House
Apr 30, 2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none).Senate
Apr 30, 2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).House
Apr 28, 2026Forty-eight (48) hours notice Thursday, 04-30-26.House
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Apr 28, 2026Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 8-26) as amended in (CD 1).House
Apr 28, 202648 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-26.Senate
Apr 28, 2026Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 8-26).Senate
Apr 24, 2026The 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.House
Apr 24, 2026The 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.Senate
Apr 23, 2026Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Friday, 04-24-26 8:45AM in conference room 016.House
Apr 23, 2026Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 811).Senate
Apr 22, 2026House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.House
Apr 21, 2026Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).House
Apr 21, 2026Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Richards Co-Chair; Fevella.Senate
Apr 16, 2026Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).House
Apr 16, 2026Senate disagrees with House amendments.Senate
Apr 16, 2026Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 744).Senate
Apr 14, 2026Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.House
Apr 10, 2026Deferred one day 04-14-26.House
Apr 10, 2026Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2055-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.House
Apr 7, 2026The 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.House
Apr 2, 2026Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Apr 2, 2026The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.House
Mar 31, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 20, 2026Passed 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).House
Mar 20, 2026Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1256-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.House
Mar 17, 2026The 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.House
Mar 12, 2026Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.House
Mar 10, 2026Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 16House
Mar 10, 2026Pass First ReadingHouse
Mar 6, 2026Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 109) in amended form (SD 1).House
Mar 6, 2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House.Senate
Mar 5, 2026One Day Notice 03-06-26.Senate
Mar 5, 2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2778) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.Senate
Mar 2, 2026The 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.Senate
Feb 25, 2026The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-02-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 23, 2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-25-26 10:55AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 18, 2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.Senate
Feb 18, 2026Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2320) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.Senate
Feb 11, 2026The 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.Senate
Feb 9, 2026The committee(s) on LBT has rescheduled its public hearing to 02-11-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 9, 2026Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.Senate
Feb 8, 2026The committee(s) on LBT deleted the measure from the public hearing scheduled on 02-09-26 3:01PM; CR 225 & Videoconference.Senate
Feb 6, 2026The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-09-26 3:01PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.Senate
Jan 30, 2026Referred to LBT, WAM.Senate
Jan 28, 2026Passed First Reading.Senate
Jan 28, 2026Introduced.Senate
Jan 26, 2026Pending Introduction.Senate

Recorded votes

Senate Labor and Technology: Passed, With AmendmentsFeb 11, 2026 · Senate · 4 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, UnamendedMar 2, 2026 · Senate · 13 yea · 0 nayPassed
House Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 24, 2026 · House · 2 yea · 0 nayPassed
Senate Conference: Passed, With AmendmentsApr 24, 2026 · Senate · 2 yea · 0 nayPassed

Subjects

  • ERS
  • Executive Personnel
  • Civil Service Exemption

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