Bill Sponsor
Hawaii Senate Bill 99
Session 2026
Relating To Government.
Became Law
Became Law
Became Law on Jun 9, 2026
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
99
State
Hawaii
Session
2026
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Primary
Republican
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Democrat
Primary
Senate Votes (4)
House Votes (3)
Motion Text
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
Senate Roll Call Votes
Summary
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 identified by the Department of Law Enforcement or other law enforcement agency as a labor shortage or difficult-to-fill position and stationed at a public school, subject to certain conditions. Establishes criteria for various agencies to use in identifying labor shortage or difficult-to-fill positions. 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. (CD1)
06/09/2026
Senate
Act 113, 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1213).
06/09/2026
House
Act 113, on 06/08/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1213).
05/08/2026
Senate
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
05/08/2026
Senate
Enrolled to Governor.
05/06/2026
Senate
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
05/06/2026
House
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
05/06/2026
House
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
05/01/2026
Senate
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 97-26).
05/01/2026
Senate
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
05/01/2026
House
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 97-26) as amended in (CD 1).
05/01/2026
House
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
04/28/2026
Senate
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lamosao.
04/28/2026
House
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
04/27/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-28-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.
04/24/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-27-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.
04/23/2026
House
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-24-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.
04/22/2026
House
Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-23-26 9:00AM in conference room 016.
04/20/2026
House
House Conferees Appointed: Sayama, Lee, M. Co-Chairs; Reyes Oda.
04/20/2026
Senate
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 787).
04/20/2026
Senate
Senate Conferees Appointed: Elefante Chair; Moriwaki, Lamosao Co-Chairs.
04/20/2026
House
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 714).
04/16/2026
Senate
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 602).
04/16/2026
Senate
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
04/16/2026
House
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
04/14/2026
House
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
04/10/2026
House
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2058-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.
04/10/2026
House
Deferred one day 04-14-26.
04/07/2026
House
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Morikawa.
04/02/2026
House
The committee(s) on FIN recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 04-07-26.
04/02/2026
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 04-07-26 10:10AM in conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/31/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/30/2026
House
Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1461-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
03/30/2026
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, Lowen, Perruso, Quinlan excused (4).
03/24/2026
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; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
03/20/2026
House
Bill scheduled for decision making on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:30AM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/17/2026
House
The committee(s) on LAB recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.
03/12/2026
House
Bill scheduled to be heard by LAB on Tuesday, 03-17-26 9:30AM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
03/10/2026
House
Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 15
02/25/2026
House
Pass First Reading
02/24/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Gabbard). Transmitted to House.
02/24/2026
House
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 6) in amended form (SD 1).
02/23/2026
Senate
Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2694) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
02/23/2026
Senate
One Day Notice 02-24-26.
02/19/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Richards.
02/13/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 02-19-26 10:30AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
02/06/2026
Senate
Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2116) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
02/06/2026
Senate
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
01/30/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on LBT recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in LBT were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Lamosao, Ihara, Moriwaki; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella.
01/27/2026
Senate
The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 01-30-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
12/08/2025
Hawaii State Legislature
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
01/16/2025
Senate
Referred to LBT, WAM.
01/15/2025
Senate
Introduced and passed First Reading.
01/08/2025
Senate
Pending Introduction.
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Jan 21, 2026 9:02:03 AM
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Jun 10, 2026 6:31:25 AM