2025 Regular SessionHawaii Legislature

SB381: Relating To Public Agency Meetings.

Legislative Summary

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. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1)

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Bill History

1/14/2025
Pending Introduction.
Senate
1/15/2025
Introduced and passed First Reading.
Senate
1/21/2025
Referred to GVO, JDC.
Senate
1/24/2025
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
Senate
1/28/2025
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 01-30-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225.
Senate
1/30/2025
The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-04-25 3:00PM; CR 225.
Senate
2/4/2025
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard, Fevella.
Senate
2/12/2025
Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 314) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.
Senate
2/12/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.
Senate

Roll Call Votes

Senate Government Operations: Passed, With Amendments
2/4/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(1/14/2025)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Judiciary(Senate)

Documents

Amended
Bill Text2/11/202520.6 KB
Introduced
Bill Text1/14/202522.2 KB
Misc
Misc2/11/202569.1 KB
Misc
Misc1/28/2025335.3 KB