SB 442 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.

Summary

Allows a retirant to be employed without reenrollment in the Employees' Retirement System and without loss or interruption of benefits if the retirant is employed in a position identified for succession planning purposes. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

Mar 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Mar 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

SB442_HD1 → SB442_SD1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill expands eligibility for retired state employees to return to work without losing their retirement benefits. It adds new categories of positions where retirees can be rehired, including investigators for the Attorney General and Law Enforcement departments, and excluded management positions in various state departments. The bill also extends the waiting period before reemployment from six months to twelve months for most positions, and changes the effective date from July 1, 2050 (a placeholder) to a future date.

Scope change

The bill expands the scope of positions eligible for retiree reemployment to include investigators in law enforcement and excluded management positions, while also modifying the waiting period requirements for most positions.

SCOPE

Added eligibility for investigators identified by the Department of the Attorney General or Department of Law Enforcement as labor shortage or difficult-to-fill positions.

Added eligibility for management positions excluded from collective bargaining that are identified as labor shortages, difficult-to-fill positions, or needed for succession planning.

ELIGIBILITY

Extended the waiting period before reemployment from six months to twelve calendar months for most positions, except for part-time/temporary employees and certain specific roles.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from July 1, 3000 (placeholder) to July 1, 2050.

REQUIREMENT

Added a requirement that reemployment terms for management positions shall not exceed a specified number of years unless extended by the director of human resources development.

REPORTING

Modified the annual reporting requirement to specifically include details on retiree employment under the new categories (investigators and excluded management positions).

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1390) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Mar 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

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; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Reyes Oda; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

lower

Mar 6, 2025

Committee

Referred to LAB, FIN, referral sheet 19

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 160) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Keohokalole. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Chang). Transmitted to House.

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Gabbard.

upper

Feb 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

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.

upper

Feb 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on WAM/JDC has scheduled a public hearing on 02-19-25 10:15AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Re-Referred to WAM/JDC.

upper

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to LBT, WAM/JDC.

upper

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

5 primary · 2 co-sponsors