SB 1611 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT POSITIONS.

Summary

Requires a person appointed to serve as the Governor's Senior Advisor for Mental Health and the Justice System, Governor's Coordinator on Homelessness, or another position that serves as a Senior Advisor to the Governor to obtain the advice and consent of the Senate. Effective 1/1/2491. (SD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Feb 13, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB1611 → SB1611_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was reformatted from a draft version to a Senate committee version (SD1), updating metadata like bill numbers, dates, and author information. The core policy content regarding Senate advice and consent for gubernatorial appointments remains substantively unchanged, though the effective date was altered from immediate approval to January 1, 2491.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding appointment requirements remains the same; only the effective date and administrative metadata were modified.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from immediate approval to January 1, 2491.

TECHNICAL

Bill metadata including bill number, author name, dates, and formatting were updated to reflect Senate committee version SD1.

The report title was shortened and the description was slightly condensed while retaining the same policy intent.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 411) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to JDC.

upper

Feb 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.

upper

Jan 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to GVO, JDC.

upper

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors