SB 381

  • Hawaii Senate Bill
  • 2025 Regular Session
  • Introduced in Senate Jan 15, 2025
  • Senate
  • House
  • Governor

Relating To Public Agency Meetings.

Abstract

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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Dec 08, 2025

Hawaii State Legislature

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

Feb 12, 2025

Senate

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to JDC.

  • Reading-2
  • Referral-Committee
Judiciary

Senate

Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 314) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

Feb 04, 2025

Senate

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.

Jan 30, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 02-04-25 3:00PM; CR 225.

Jan 28, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on GVO deferred the measure until 01-30-25 3:01PM; Conference Room 225.

Jan 24, 2025

Senate

The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 01-28-25 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

Jan 21, 2025

Senate

Referred to GVO, JDC.

  • Referral-Committee
Government Operations Judiciary

Jan 15, 2025

Senate

Introduced and passed First Reading.

Jan 14, 2025

Senate

Pending Introduction.

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