Hawaii Senate Bill 381

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 15 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-28 - The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 01-30-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225.
Pending: Senate Government Operations Committee
Hearing: Jan 30 @ 3:01 pm in Conference Room 225
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires appointments and selections of heads of state divisions and agencies that require a board approval to be made through a publicly established process and timeline. Requires the approval of the process and timeline to appoint or select a new head of a state division or agency to be determined in an open meeting. Requires that votes to appoint or select heads of state divisions and agencies be conducted in an open meeting. Provides that any vote to appoint or select a head of a state division or agency cast in violation of the foregoing shall be invalid.

Relating To Public Agency Meetings.

Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]	Sen. Stanley Chang [D]	Sen. Samantha DeCorte [R]	Sen. Mike Gabbard [D]
Sen. Kurt Fevella [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-28	Senate	The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 01-30-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225.
2025-01-24	Senate	The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-01-21	Senate	Referred to GVO, JDC.
2025-01-15	Senate	Introduced and passed First Reading.
2025-01-14	Senate	Pending Introduction.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=381&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB381_.HTM
Supplement	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/Testimony/SB381_TESTIMONY_GVO_01-28-25_.PDF