HB 1144 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM.

Summary

Allows the Department of Land and Natural Resources to employ non-civil service professional and technical staff in its State Historic Preservation Program. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Feb 2026

House Passage

Feb 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 21, 2025 Last action Feb 2, 2026

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What changed between versions

HB1144_HD1 → HB1144_HD2 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was renumbered from HD1 to HD2, reflecting its progression through the legislative process. The substantive policy content remains focused on amending Hawaii Revised Statutes to allow the Department of Land and Natural Resources to employ both civil service and non-civil service professional and technical staff for its State Historic Preservation Program. Minor formatting adjustments were made to the list of civil service positions in the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Human Services.

Scope change

No change in the bill's scope or applicability; the subject matter and affected agencies remain the same.

TIMELINE

The bill version identifier was updated from HD1 to HD2, and associated metadata timestamps were changed.

TECHNICAL

The effective date section was renumbered from Section 4 to Section 3 to align with the new bill structure.

Minor formatting adjustments were made to the list of civil service positions in the Department of the Attorney General and the Department of Human Services, removing redundant words like 'university' and 'the'.

Floor votes

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Feb 2, 2026

Committee

Re-Referred to WLA/LBT, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to WTL/LBT, WAM.

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 147).

upper

Feb 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate.

lower

Feb 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 14 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hussey, Ward.

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Matayoshi, Poepoe, Ward excused (4).

lower

Feb 14, 2025

Committee

Reported from LAB (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 657) as amended in HD 2, recommending referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 11, 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, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 30, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 19) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to LAB.

lower

Jan 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Woodson.

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 3

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors