SB 2526 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRANTS.

Summary

Authorizes the rehiring of retirants for positions that are unique and critical to operations. Limits the duration of each retirant's reemployment to four years. Effective 1/1/2077. (SD1)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Feb 2026

Senate Passage

Feb 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action Feb 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

SB2526 → SB2526_SD1 · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated to reflect its status as a Senate Draft 1 version, changing the sponsor from Devin Choy to Megan O'Brien-Rene and updating associated metadata. The core policy text remains largely the same, but the effective date was changed from 'upon approval' to a specific future date of January 1, 2077, and the summary description was slightly expanded to clarify the four-year limit.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the re-hiring of retired public employees remains unchanged, but the effective date was moved to a distant future date of January 1, 2077.

TIMELINE

The effective date was changed from 'upon approval' to January 1, 2077.

TECHNICAL

The bill title was updated to include 'SD1' to indicate it is the first Senate Draft version.

The bill sponsor was changed from Devin Choy to Megan O'Brien-Rene.

The summary description was slightly expanded to explicitly mention the four-year limit.

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

Feb 20, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 20, 2026

Committee

Reported from LBT (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2535) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.

upper

Feb 13, 2026

Upper · Passed

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

upper

Feb 10, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on LBT has scheduled a public hearing on 02-13-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.

upper

Jan 28, 2026

Committee

Referred to LBT, WAM.

upper

Jan 23, 2026

Introduced

Introduced.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors