RELATING TO RETIRANTS.

Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of retirement benefits if the retirant is employed as an investigator in a position identified by the Department of Law Enforcement or Department of the Attorney General as a labor shortage or difficult—to-fill position, subject to certain conditions. Requires the director of human resources of the appropriate state jurisdiction to include in the director's annual report to the Legislature, details on the employment of retirants as investigators. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Voted 12/8/2025View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

7 yea·0 nay

Jackson Sayama
State Representative · Democratic · HI
Yea
Andrew Garrett
State Representative · Democratic · HI
Yea
Chris Lee
State Senator · Democratic · HI
Yea
Jeanné Kapela
State Representative · Democratic · HI
Yea
Sam Kong
State Representative · Democratic · HI
Yea
Julie Reyes Oda
State Representative · Republican · HI
Yea
Mike Lee
State Representative · Democratic · HI
Yea

Docket history

Action history

12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2/13/2025Passed 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).
2/13/2025Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 535) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2/11/2025The 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.
2/7/2025Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
1/27/2025Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 4
1/23/2025Introduced and Pass First Reading.