HB 2325 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPT POSITIONS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES.

Summary

Exempts certain positions within the State Historic Preservation Division and Commission on Water Resource Management within the Department of Land and Natural Resources from the state civil service law. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 26, 2026 Last action Mar 10, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB2325 → HB2325_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was updated to reflect its first reading in the House of Representatives, changing the bill number to HB2325 HD1 and updating the author's name. The most significant policy change is the amendment to the effective date of the Act, which was moved from immediate approval to a fixed future date of July 1, 3000. Additionally, the text was slightly clarified to ensure consistency in listing exempt positions within the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding which positions are exempt from civil service law remains unchanged, but the timeline for when these exemptions become effective has been altered.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from 'upon approval' to 'July 1, 3000', significantly delaying when the new exemptions take effect.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated to HB2325 HD1 to indicate it has been processed by the House of Representatives.

The author's name was changed from Shelby Ichiyama to Steven Lum, and the document version was updated to reflect the first reading.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 10, 2026

Committee

Referred to WLA/LBT, WAM.

upper

Mar 10, 2026

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 204).

upper

Mar 6, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Quinlan, Sayama excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 646-26), recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 19, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on LAB recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Lee, M., Garrett, Kapela, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Kong.

lower

Feb 9, 2026

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 96-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

lower

Feb 5, 2026

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Morikawa, Belatti, Ichiyama, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Iwamoto.

lower

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Referred to WAL, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 6

lower

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 26, 2026

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors