2025 Regular Session • Hawaii Legislature
SB935: Relating To Government.
Legislative Summary
Amends the retirement allowance for a member who first earns credited service as a judge after 6/30/2031 to 1.75 per cent of the judge's average final compensation for each year of credited service as a judge. Requires the Department of Human Resources Development to study the impacts and benefits of reducing, from 10 years to 5 years, the minimum number of years of credited service that qualified Class H, Tier 2 members of the Employees' Retirement System must have to be eligible for vested benefit status for service retirement allowance purposes. (CD1)
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Bill History
1/17/2025
Introduced.
Senate
1/21/2025
Passed First Reading.
Senate
1/23/2025
Referred to WAM.
Senate
2/18/2025
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-18-25 10:02AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/18/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS and be recommitted. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
Senate
2/19/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 708) as amended (SD 1), with recommendation of recommittal to WAM.
Senate
2/19/2025
Report adopted, as amended (SD 1) and recommitted to WAM.
Senate
2/20/2025
The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-26-25 10:02AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
Senate
2/26/2025
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 13 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
Senate
2/28/2025
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 824) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 2) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
Senate
2/28/2025
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 2).
Senate
2/28/2025
48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-25.
Senate
3/4/2025
Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
Senate
3/4/2025
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 222) in amended form (SD 2).
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Pass First Reading
House of Representatives
3/6/2025
Referred to LAB, JHA, FIN, referral sheet 19
House of Representatives
3/10/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Thursday, 03-13-25 9:00AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kapela, Kong; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; and Excused: none.
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1257) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
House of Representatives
3/14/2025
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with Representative(s) Belatti, Matsumoto, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Reyes Oda voting no (5) and Representative(s) Cochran, Holt, Iwamoto, Ward excused (4).
House of Representatives
3/17/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Wednesday, 03-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/19/2025
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Hashem, Kahaloa, Perruso, Takayama, Todd, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Garcia; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1464) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.
House of Representatives
3/21/2025
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Pierick voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Garrett, Kapela, Kitagawa, Ward excused (5).
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Friday, 03-28-25 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
House of Representatives
3/28/2025
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Alcos; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1995) as amended in HD 3, recommending passage on Third Reading.
House of Representatives
4/4/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-08-25.
House of Representatives
4/8/2025
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 3 with Representative(s) Belatti, Perruso, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Amato, Iwamoto, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Marten excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 663).
Senate
4/10/2025
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
Senate
4/10/2025
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 779).
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Senate Conferees Appointed: Aquino Chair; Hashimoto, Fevella.
Senate
4/15/2025
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 789).
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Tarnas, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Senate Conferees Added: Senator Rhoads added as Conferee.
Senate
4/21/2025
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 757).
Senate
4/17/2025
Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 827).
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-23-25 10:30AM; Conference Room 016.
Senate
4/23/2025
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-25 10:15AM; Conference Room 016.
Senate
4/24/2025
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-25 10:15AM; Conference Room 016.
Senate
4/25/2025
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Aquino, Rhoads, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hashimoto.
Senate
4/25/2025
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Tarnas, Lee, M.; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 162).
Senate
4/25/2025
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25.
Senate
4/25/2025
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 162) as amended in (CD 1).
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25.
House of Representatives
Roll Call Votes
Senate Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/25/2025
3
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Conference: Passed, With Amendments
4/25/2025
4
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments
2/26/2025
13
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Ways and Means: Passed, With Amendments And Be Recommitted
2/18/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(3/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sponsors
Democrat: 1
Primary Sponsor
Dru Kanuha
Democrat