Hawaii House Bill 214

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-1)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-02-28 - Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1106), recommending passage on Third Reading.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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 a school resource officer or investigator in positions identified by the Department of Law Enforcement or the Department of the Attorney General, respectively, as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill positions, 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. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Relating To Government.

Rep. Gregg Takayama [D]	Rep. Darius Kila [D]	Rep. Lisa Kitagawa [D]	Rep. Trish La Chica [D]
Rep. Lisa Marten [D]	Rep. Tyson Miyake [D]	Rep. Ikaika Olds [D]	Rep. Kanani Souza [R]
Rep. David Tarnas [D]	Rep. Chris Todd [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-28	House	Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1106), recommending passage on Third Reading.
2025-02-26	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.
2025-02-26	House	Bill scheduled for decision making on Wednesday, 02-26-25 11:00AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-25	House	The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 02-26-25.
2025-02-21	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-25-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-02-13	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).
2025-02-13	House	Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 537) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2025-02-11	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.
2025-02-07	House	Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 02-11-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-21	House	Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 1
2025-01-16	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-15	House	Pending introduction.

SB99 (Same As) 2025-01-16 - Referred to LBT, WAM.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=214&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB214_.HTM
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB214_HD1_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB214_TESTIMONY_LAB_02-11-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB214_HD1_HSCR537_.pdf
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/HB214_HD1_TESTIMONY_FIN_02-25-25_.PDF
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/CommReports/HB214_HD1_HSCR1106_.pdf